deaths
January 2, 1977
Erroll Garner, American pianist and composer (born 1921)
Erroll Garner
Erroll Louis Garner was an American jazz pianist and composer known for his swing playing and ballads. His instrumental ballad "Misty", his best-known composition, has become a jazz standard. It was first recorded in 1956 with Mitch Miller and his orchestra, and played a prominent part in the 1971 motion picture Play Misty for Me.
January 2
January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 363 days remain until the end of the year.