George Shearing and Sally Greene honoured
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
Veteran pianist and composer George Shearing has been honoured by the Queen in the New Year’s Honours list with the composer of ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ becoming a knight for his services to music. The announcement came as something of a surprise as there has been speculation that Stan Tracey, who has just turned 80, would be honoured by the Queen. Shearing, who was born in Battersea, has lived in the States for many years.
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