George Shearing ✓

(1919–2011) recording artist United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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George Shearing (1919–2011) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland recording artist.

About George Shearing

Sir George Albert Shearing was a British jazz pianist and composer who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 songs, including the jazz standards "Lullaby of Birdland" and "Conception", and had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s.

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BBC Jazz Awards|Knight Bachelor|Officer of the Order of the British Empire|star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

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