Description
Oscar Emmanuel Peterson, CC, CQ, OOnt was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. He was called the "Maharaja of the keyboard" by Duke Ellington, but simply "O.P." by his friends. He released over 200 recordings, won eight Grammy Awards, and received numerous other awards and honours. He is considered to have been one of the greatest jazz pianists, having played thousands of live concerts to audiences worldwide in a career lasting more than 60 years.
Born
August 15th, 1925 in Montreal / Died: Dec 23rd, 2007 - at the age of 82, kidney failure
Films
Last Changes
2008/02/14
The Claim to Fame has changed
2008/02/14
New Scanned Autograph (TTM/Prob.Auth)
2007/12/25
The celebrity has been marked as passed away