George Winston
George Winston (born August 1949 in Michigan ) is an American pianist , composer and arranger . His works used to be counted as New Age music, today they are more neo-classical .
Live and act
George Winston grew up in Montana , Mississippi, and Florida . In his youth he mainly listened to instrumental pop ( Floyd Cramer , The Ventures , Booker T. & the MG's , King Curtis ) and rhythm & blues ( Ray Charles , Sam Cooke ).
Winston began playing the organ and electropiano in 1967 before switching to the piano in 1971. He composed his own pieces and arranged the music of other composers (such as John Barry ). He was greatly influenced by the style of Vince Guaraldi , who wrote the music for The Peanuts . Winston arranged Guaraldi for the score for This is America, Charlie Brown: The Birth of a Constitution and dedicated the album Linus & Lucy - The Music of Vince Guaraldi to him in 1996 .
George Winston spends more than a third of the year touring America, Europe and Asia. In addition, he studies the musical style of composers such as Henry Butler , James Booker , Dr. John and Professor Longhair . He also arranges the music of Professor Longhair, The Doors , Frank Zappa , Vince Guaraldi, Randy Newman , Al Kooper , Philip Aaberg , Duke Ellington , Henry Butler, James Booker, Dr. John and many more for future concerts and recordings.
Winston sold over eleven million albums in 24 years and received four gold and five platinum awards in the US . In 1995 Winston received a Grammy for the album Forest .
Discography
- 1972 Ballads and Blues The Early Recordings
- 1980 - Autumn
- 1982 - December
- 1982 - Winter Into Spring
- 1991 - Summer
- 1994 - Forest
- 1995 - Sadako
- 1996 - Linus & Lucy, The Music Of Vince Guaraldi
- 1998 - All the Seasons of George Winston
- 1999 - Plains
- 2001 - Autumn (20th Anniversary Edition)
- 2001 - December (20th Anniversary Edition)
- 2001 - Remembrance - A Memorial Benefit
- 2002 - Night Divides the Day - The Music of the Doors
- 2002 - Winter Into Spring (20th Anniversary Edition)
- 2003 - Velveteen Rabbit (20th Anniversary Edition)
- 2004 - Montana - A Love Story
- 2005 - Summer (Special Edition)
- 2010 - Love Will Come - The Music of Vince Guaraldi Vol. 2
- 2012 - Gulf Coast Blues & Impressions 2 - A Louisiana Wetlands Benefit
- 2017 - Spring Carousel - A Cancer Research Benefit
Web links
- Homepage
- Windham Directory
- Works by and about George Winston in the catalog of the German National Library
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Winston, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer, pianist and arranger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Michigan |