Earl Hines
Earl Hines
Earl Kenneth Hines, universally known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one major source, is "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of jazz"...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth28 December 1903
CountryUnited States of America
deep-water ivory challenges
I always challenge myself. I get out in deep water and I always try to get back. But I get hung up. The audience never knows, but that's when I smile the most, when I show the most ivory.
music shoes people
You may have holes in your shoes, but don't let the people out front know it. Shine the tops.
lost ifs
If you see me up there on the stand smiling, I'm lost!
memories thinking play
I don't think I think when I play. I have a photographic memory for chords, and when I'm playing, the right chords appear in my mind like photographs long before I get to them.
beautiful tree looks
I always thought jazz was like the trunk of a tree. After the tree has grown, many branches have spread out. They're all with different leaves and they all look beautiful. But at the end of the season, they fold back up and it's still the tree trunk.