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Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines (December 28, 1903 – 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".
Apr 18, 2024 · Earl Hines (born Dec. 28, 1903, Duquesne, Pa., U.S.—died April 22, 1983, Oakland, Calif.) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer whose unique playing style made him one of the most influential musicians in jazz history.
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Jul 26, 2019 · A brilliant keyboard virtuoso, Earl “Fatha” Hines was one of the first great piano soloists in jazz, and one of the very few musicians who could hold his own with Louis Armstrong.
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Earl Hines. Influential pianist whose melodic sense and innovative rhythmic style made him one of the pioneers of modern jazz. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY:
Apr 11, 2013 · By 1928, Earl Hines was jazz's most revolutionary pianist, for two good reasons. His right hand played lines in bright, clear octaves that could cut through a band. His left hand had a...
Earl Hines was one of the most revolutionary piano stylists of the 20th Century, bridging the gap between ragtime and the New Orleans style of Jelly Roll Morton, the stride piano of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller and the modern sounds of Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Bill Evans and others.