Earl fatha hines biography
Earl fatha hines biography
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Earl Hines
American jazz pianist (1903–1983)
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| Birth name | Earl Kenneth Hines |
| Born | (1903-12-28)December 28, 1903 Duquesne, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | April 22, 1983(1983-04-22) (aged 79) Oakland, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, swing |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, bandleader |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1920s–1983 |
| Labels | Columbia, Brunswick, Fantasy, Capitol, RCA Victor, Impulse!, Verve, Delmark, Black & Blue, Black Lion, Chiaroscuro |
Musical artist
Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha"[nb 1]Hines (December 28, 1903[nb 2] – April 22, 1983), was an American jazz pianist and bandleader.
He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz".[1]
The trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie (a member of Hines's big band, along with Charlie Parker) wrot