George Shearing

George Keoki Lake · Post by **George Keoki Lake** » 20 Feb 2011 9:49 am

Though not a steel guitarist, he was a legend in jazz. Blind from birth but that never stopped him !
A great loss.

Morgan Scoggins · Post by **Morgan Scoggins** » 20 Feb 2011 2:20 pm

One of my all time favorite songs is " Bye Bye Blues", a song I first learned back in the 70's. I picked up a Herb Remington version of it a while back and played it again srveral times this week.
What a musical genius he was. He practically invented the "block chord " style of playing. We are always losing the great ones and what we get to replace them are not filling the void.

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 20 Feb 2011 5:51 pm

An earlier thread started about Mr. Shearing, you possibly missed it because it was in the "Music" and not the "Gone Home" section:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... t=shearing

Buddy Jennison · Post by **Buddy Jennison** » 21 Feb 2011 2:41 pm

George Shearing was to piano playing as Curly Chalker was to steel. About three licks into a song, you knew who was playing. He was my favorite, too!!! "Little" Buddy.

Murnel Babineaux · Post by **Murnel Babineaux** » 13 Apr 2011 4:34 pm

A true piano playing legend!

I have many of his recordings. I enjoy all of them!

Murnel