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Topic: A sad loss for the stride piano world.  (Read 2512 times)

Offline lostinidlewonder

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A sad loss for the stride piano world.
on: April 22, 2011, 04:19:22 AM
I urge everyone who appreciated Australian pianist John Gill to send an email, please spread this around. The emails collected will be put into a book as a memorial for his parents who have survived him, his father 97 and mother 76.

[email protected]


There is an open invitation for those to attend his funeral which is the coming 12:30pm Thursday 28th May 2011 at the Karrakata Cemetary.
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Offline ted

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Re: A sad loss for the stride piano world.
Reply #1 on: April 22, 2011, 08:59:00 AM
Here is a link for those who have not heard of him:

https://leeannkhoh.com/2011/04/rip-piano-man-john-gill/
"Mistakes are the portals of discovery." - James Joyce
 

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