He was allegedly the pianist who Oscar Peterson’s Father took the young Oscar to see when he felt that Oscar’s opinion of himself was getting slightly overinflated. The list of successful tracks is too many to list here, but some of the nest, in my opinion, include “Superstition”, “Sir Duke”, Signed, Sealed Delivered”, and “You are the Sunshine of My Life.”Īrt Tatum is perhaps one of the best-known Jazz pianists of all time. In 2014 he received the “Presidential Medal of Freedom from the then U.S President, Barrack Obama. It is claimed that his sales of record are in excess of 100 million worldwide. Over the span of his career, Stevie Wonder has received 25 Grammy Awards and recorded over thirty U.S top ten hits. By the age of eleven Stevie Wonder had a contract with the Motown label and stayed with the brand until 2010. This included the harmonica for which Stevie Wonder is equally known. Unlike Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder was born blind and grew up playing a variety of instruments in his local church. In 2004 the biographical film “Ray” was a tribute to the great musician.Ĭonsidered by many to be a child prodigy, Stevland Hardaway Morris, or Stevie Wonder, is one of the most successful pianist, singer-songwriter the world has ever known. He also appeared in “The (original) Blues Brothers”, “Octopussy”, “Spy Hard”. With over 50 years in the profession, Ray Charles had numerous hits including “Georgia On My Mind”, “Hit the Road Jack”, and “Unchain My Heart”. In all of his performances, there is a compelling rhythmic drive in his piano playing that blends seamlessly with his rich, earthy vocals. His style of piano playing is a fusion of Blues, Gospel, R&B and to a certain extent, Country. I only wanted to be great,” and this he certainly achieved along with his fame. Ray Charles is supposed to have said “I never wanted to be famous. As if this was not enough of a tragedy, Ray Charles also became an orphan when he was only fifteen years old. Unlike some of the pianists in this article, Ray Charles was not born blind but started to lose his sight around the tender age of five after contracting glaucoma. Famous Blind Piano Playersīorn in Albany, Georgia in 1930, Ray Charles is one of the most iconic American piano players and singers of all time. I have deliberately moved across musical genres to include some of the most remarkable pianists the world has known. This article is dedicated to those legendary piano players who are not only astonishing performers but also musicians without their sight.
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