George Winston, a pianist who sought to echo nature, dies at 74
Mr. Winston’s compositions became part of the new age music
wave. He called his style “folk piano."
More from George Winston’s FB page:
We are deeply saddened to share the news that George Winston has
passed on after a 10-year battle with cancer. George quietly and painlessly
left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023. George courageously
managed serious cancers, including having a successful bone marrow transplant
for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in 2013 at City of Hope, in Duarte,
California, that gratefully extended his life by 10 years. 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
along with donating proceeds from each of his concerts to local food banks.
Across an illustrious career spanning more than 50 years, George’s music first
became known and loved by his fans with the release of his two most iconic
albums, Autumn (1980) and December (1982). George's recordings evolved with the
times while garnering a GRAMMY Award for Forest (plus five GRAMMY nominations)
and selling over 15 million albums. George touched the hearts of generations
with his acclaimed solo acoustic piano compositions. From his early days in
Montana, Mississippi and Florida, to his later life living in the San Francisco
Bay Area and touring to cities worldwide, America’s beautiful landscapes and
natural seasons shaped his singular instrumental folk piano. With 16 solo piano
albums to his name, George recorded brilliant piano music, which includes
tribute recordings for Vince Guaraldi, The Doors, a Hurricane Katrina relief
benefit, Gulf Coast and Louisiana Wetlands benefits, September 11 benefit, a
cancer research benefit for City of Hope, the Peanuts episode “This Is America
Charlie Brown: The Birth Of The Constitution,” among others. George’s legacy includes
his beloved catalog as well as an archive of his own acoustic guitar and
harmonica recordings, and albums by an array of Hawaiian slack key artists on
his own record label, Dancing Cat Records. George is pre-deceased by his
parents, George and Mary Winston, and is survived by his sister, niece and
nephew.
The family of George Winston will hold a private memorial
service. For donations in memory of George Winston, please visit:
Feeding America:
https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeWinstonFeedingAmerica
City Of Hope Cancer Center:
https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeWinstonCityOfHope
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:
https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeWinstonSloanKettering
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