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About George Winston
Hometown
USA
Born
December 26, 1949
Genre
New Age
Pianist George Winston briefly took lessons as a child, but it was the music of The Doors that inspired his interest in keyboards, specifically the organ.
∙ After he first heard pianist Fats Waller in 1971, he turned his attention to solo piano and began playing stride piano. At that time, he came up with his melodic-folk style, complementing the uptempo stride style.
∙ In 1972, guitar legend John Fahey signed Winston as the first-ever solo pianist on his highly regarded indie label, Takoma, and coproduced his debut album, later reissued as Ballads and Blues 1972.
∙ Winston established himself as an essential New Age music artist with Autumn, his 1980 Will Ackerman-produced album.
∙ Starting with 1982’s December through 2019’s Restless Wind, every one of his albums hit the Top 5 of Billboard’s New Age chart—with eight of them reaching No. 1.
∙ Dancing Cat Records, the label he formed in 1983, has become the world’s foremost promoter of Hawaiian “slack key” guitar music.
∙ He was nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning once for Best New Age Album with 1994’s Forest.
Musical InfluencesGeorge Winston's musical influences include John Fahey, Chick Corea, Vince Guaraldi and more.
Influenced by George WinstonGeorge Winston has influenced the music of Jim Brickman, Enya, Yanni and more.
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