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Una Winifred Atwell (27 February or 27 April [2] 1910 or 1914 [nb 1] – 28 February 1983) was a Trinidadian pianist who enjoyed great popularity in Britain and Australia from the 1950s with a series of boogie-woogie and ragtime hits, selling over 20 million records. [3]
11 de oct. de 2022 · As well as playing a fancy concert grand piano during her shows, Levisohn bought Atwell a beat-up upright piano dubbed "my other piano", bought for just 50 shillings. In 1952 she released 'Cross Hands Boogie', but it was her version of 1908 tune 'Black and White Rag' on the flipside that cemented her superstar status.
Winifred Atwell made her name mainly from popular music but, as she continued to show in her stage act, she was also well-versed in standard classical repertoire. Soon after her arrival in Britain, she began taking piano lessons with Harold Craxton (1885 – 1971), a well-respected teacher at the Royal Academy of Music and sought-after accompanist.
22 de oct. de 2020 · Songwriter and lyrist Sir Richard Stilgoe owns Winifred Atwell's 'other piano' - the one which she used for her honky-tonk performances and recordings.
The Tide Is High. Blondie. Released. 1980 — UK. Vinyl —. 7", 45 RPM, Single. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for Winifred Atwell And Her Other Piano by Winifred Atwell. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
Winifred Atwell and her ‘other piano’: 16 hit singles and a ‘blanket of silence’, sounding the limits of jazz George McKay From Tunapuna, Trinidad, Winifred Atwell (c. 1914-1983) was a classically trained ragtime and boogie-woogie style pianist who gained quite remarkable popularity in Britain, and later also Australia, in the 1950s, in live an...
6 de jun. de 2005 · Winifred Atwell & Her Other Piano by Winifred Atwell released in 2005. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
