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George Shearing

1919 - 2011

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Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 1919 – 14 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Shearing is the 1,044th most popular musician (down from 942nd in 2019), the 2,976th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,566th in 2019) and the 184th most popular British Musician.

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Among musicians, George Shearing ranks 1,044 out of 3,175. Before him are Diana Krall, Cecil Taylor, Carl Cox, Tony Allen, Sean Paul, and Aurèle Nicolet. After him are Jack DeJohnette, Magne Furuholmen, John Lurie, Pino Donaggio, Rick James, and Manny Charlton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, George Shearing ranks 186. Before him are Sam Wanamaker, Jack McGrath, Franco Rossi, Jüri Järvet, Nehemiah Persoff, and Raúl Francisco Primatesta. After him are Howard Keel, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Daniil Granin, Benny Moré, Maria Lassnig, and Eugenia Charles. Among people deceased in 2011, George Shearing ranks 210. Before him are Ricky Hui, Erhard Loretan, Loriot, Vang Pao, Arnošt Lustig, and Neil Young. After him are Ricky Bruch, Jiří Dienstbier, John Paul Getty III, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Juan Arza, and Robert Ballaman.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Shearing ranks 2,977 out of 8,785. Before him are Lulu (1948), Amelia Dyer (1837), David Johnson (1951), Mary Beale (1633), Limahl (1958), and William Hunter (1718). After him are Peter Cheyney (1896), Jane Morris (1839), Delroy Lindo (1952), John Ford (1586), Matthew Garber (1956), and Basil Bernstein (1924).

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Among MUSICIANS In United Kingdom

Among musicians born in United Kingdom, George Shearing ranks 184. Before him are Mick Ronson (1946), Denny Laine (1944), Johnny Clegg (1953), Andrew Latimer (1949), Paul Simonon (1955), and Carl Cox (1962). After him are James Galway (1939), Würzel (1949), Pete Burns (1959), Peter Banks (1947), Ray Davies (1944), and John McVie (1945).

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