George Winston

When growing up, Winston\'s interest in music were instrumentals of R&B, rock, pop, and jazz genres, especially by organists. After hearing The Doors in 1967, he was inspired to start playing the organ. In 1971, he switched to solo piano after hearing stride pianists Thomas "Fats" Waller, Teddy Wilson, and later Earl Hines, Donald Lambert, and Cleo Brown.\n', '

Winston attended Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, in the 1960s, where he majored in sociology. While he did not complete his undergraduate degree, following his rise to prominence the university awarded him an honorary doctor of arts degree.\n', '

Winston was first recorded by John Fahey for Fahey\'s Takoma Records. His debut album Ballads and Blues 1972 disappeared without much notice, although it was later reissued on Winston\'s Dancing Cat Records. In 1979, William Ackerman talked with Winston about recording for Acker…