Earl Hines, American pianist and bandleader (born 1903)

Earl Hines

American jazz pianist (1903–1983)

Earl Kenneth Hines, also known as Earl "Fatha" Hines, was an American jazz pianist and bandleader. He was one of the most influential figures in the development of jazz piano and, according to one source, "one of a small number of pianists whose playing shaped the history of…