George Shearing Musical artist

Sir George Shearing, OBE (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. The composer of over 300 titles, including the jazz standard "Lullaby of Birdland", he had multiple albums on the Billboard charts during the 1950s, 1960s, 1980s and 1990s. He died of heart failure in New York City, at the age of 91.

Personal facts

Birth date	August 13, 1919
Birth place	England , London , Battersea
Date of death	February 14, 2011
Place of death	New York City , United States , New York

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Musical artist

Career started	1947
Career ended	2011
Background	Non vocal instrumentalist
genre	Jazz Bebop Swing music Cool jazz
instrument	Piano
record label	MGM Records Savoy Records Concord Records Capitol Records