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Templeton was an avid fan of the Lower Basin Street radio show, a weekly hot-jazz jam session, and often appeared as a guest soloist. Templeton developed his own following on radio. Alec Templeton Time , sponsored by Alka-Seltzer , was first broadcast from 1939 to 1941 (initially as a summer replacement for Fibber McGee and Molly ), returning ...
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Blind musicians have made a significant contribution to American popular music. This is particularly true in blues, gospel, jazz, and other predominantly African American forms – perhaps because discrimination at the time made it more difficult for black blind people to find other employment.
The following list contains our picks for great musicians who wouldn’t know a key signature, an eighth note, or a staff if their lives depended on it. 10 Musical Geniuses Who Couldn't Read a ...
It includes American jazz pianists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "African-American jazz pianists" The following 95 pages are in this category, out of 95 total.
This is an alphabetized list of musicians notable for playing or having played jazz piano. The piano has been an integral part of the jazz idiom since its inception, in both solo and ensemble settings. Its role is multifaceted due largely to the instrument's combined melodic, harmonic, and rhythmic capabilities. [1
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American pianists. It includes American pianists that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Contents
Roberts was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. [1] His mother was a gospel singer who had gone blind as a teenager, and his father was a longshoreman. [2] Blind since age five due to glaucoma and cataracts, [3] Roberts started learning the piano at age five by picking out notes on the instrument at his church until his parents bought a piano when he was eight. [2]