Today, the world-renowned pianist George Winston, whose recordings have collectively sold millions of copies and garnered him a Grammy Award, passed away. He was 74.
The information was made public on Winston's website, where representatives for the singer wrote in the section devoted to his biography that "We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer." On June 4, 2023, as George was sound asleep, he passed from this life peacefully and without suffering.
According to the information provided on his website, Winston "courageously managed serious cancers" and underwent a bone marrow transplant in 2013 to treat myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS).The updated biography goes on to say that "Throughout his cancer treatments, George continued to write and record new music, and he stayed true to his greatest passion: performing for live audiences while raising funds for Feeding America to help fight the national hunger crisis," and that "he donated proceeds from each of his concerts to local food banks."
Winston was raised primarily in Montana, but he also spent time in Mississippi and Florida. All throughout his childhood, he listened to rock and R&B music. Winston was born to parents named George and Mary. In 1967, he started playing the organ, then in 1971, he moved on to playing the acoustic piano."At the same time that he was working on stride piano, he also developed his own form of lyrical instrumental music on solo piano that he termed folk piano. According to his website, "In 1972, he recorded his first solo piano album for the late guitarist John Fahey's Takoma label. The album was titled Ballads and Blues 1972."
Beginning in the 1980s, he released the platinum-certified albums Autumn and Winter into Spring, which were followed by the three-times platinum-certified record December. All three of these albums helped him achieve mainstream success. The new age category of the Grammy Awards was won by him in 1994 for his album Forest.
In addition, Winston was involved in the creation of the scores for a number of films, such as The Velveteen Rabbit (1984), This Is America, Charlie Brown (1988), Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (1995), Pumpkin Circle (2002), and Bread Comes to Life (2003).According to Winston's official website, his most recent album, titled Night, was published in May 2022. The album offered "a vivid look into Winston's nocturnal world where life begins as the sun sets on each day," as the description stated.
According to the biography, Winston played "nearly 100 concerts annually" throughout the course of his career and sold more than 15 million records.
His sister, as well as his niece and nephew, will carry on his legacy.
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