Sir George Shearing

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
composer
pianist
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Nat_King_Cole
gptkb:Mel_Tormé
gptkb:Peggy_Lee
gptkb:The_George_Shearing_Quintet
gptkb:Nancy_Wilson
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Award
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkbp:birthDate 1919-08-13
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:George_Shearing
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Battersea,_London,_England
gptkbp:blind true
gptkbp:causeOfDeath heart failure
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2011-02-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States
gptkbp:genre bebop
jazz
swing
cool jazz
gptkbp:honorificPrefix Sir
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir George Shearing
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:piano
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAlbum gptkb:On_a_Clear_Day
gptkb:A_Shearing_Caravan
gptkb:Blues_Alley_Jazz
gptkb:Latin_Affair
gptkb:Lullaby_of_Birdland_(album)
gptkb:Nat_King_Cole_Sings/George_Shearing_Plays
gptkb:Shearing_Bossa_Nova
gptkb:Shearing_Piano
gptkb:The_Shearing_Touch
gptkb:The_Swingin's_Mutual!
Jazz Concert
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Brian_Lemon
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Lullaby_of_Birdland
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:musician
bandleader
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Concord_Records
gptkb:MGM_Records
gptkb:Capitol_Records
gptkb:Telarc_Records
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Eleanor_Geffert
gptkb:Tami_Shearing
gptkbp:website http://www.georgeshearing.net/
gptkbp:yearsActive 1937–2011
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aldeburgh,_Suffolk
gptkb:Putney
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5