Famous Piano Performers?

Question

I have to have a paper turned in today at midnight that is about famous piano performers. I need two websites about two famous piano performers and I cant not find them!!

Answer 1

Duke Ellington, legendary jazz composer and bandleader of the 30's- 60's.

Fats Waller, colorful boogie woogie jazz pianist. He was a real character.

Jellyroll Morton, New Orleans native pimp and hustler. Also bandleader of some of the earliest recorded jazz.

Mary Lou Williams, legendary female jazz pianist.

Van Clyburn, legendary concert pianist.

Franz Liszt, wrote the most difficult piano pieces ever. Classical music.

Try wikipedia for each of these folks and you should score some good sites.

Answer 2

Stevie Wonder:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stevie_Wonder

Ray Charles:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_charles

Answer 3

Artur Rubenstein and Claudio Arrau were once considered the classic Chopin performers, but their style is out-of-date, sort of a pre-digital age mode. The standard for performance has risen increadibly since then due to sound technology. My favorite performers of Chopin are Murray Perahia, Angela Hewitt, Garrick Ohlsson and Maurizio Pollini (for the more daring listener). All of them are still alive and performing. Pollini; Pollini and Perahia have won Grammys for their Chopin recordings, while Ohlsson has won one for his Beethoven. For Malcom D; I would not consider any Chopin recording to be definitive, because there is so much room for interpretation in his music. However, I have found that Murray Perahia's recordings of the Ballades are more consistent and artistic than Zimerman's.

Answer 4

Tom Waits
Harry Connick Jr

Answer 5

Floyd Cramer (Kramer?)
Liberace
Jerry Lee Lewis

Answer 6

Billy Joel is a great "piano man"

Answer 7

elton john,ray manzerk from the doors