Beegie Adair

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Name = Beegie Adair


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Kentucky, United States
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Instrument = Piano
Genre = Jazz
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Associated_acts = Beegie Adair Trio
URL = [http://www.beegieadair.com/ www.beegieadair.com]
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Beegie Adair (born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1937) is a jazz pianist . She studied piano at Western Kentucky University. She moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she did graduate work at Peabody College. She later went on to form the Beegie Adair Trio.

Biography

She went to work as a pianist on WSM-TV and Radio. After 9 years at the station, she began freelancing studio work, in addition to TV orchestra work. She was rehearsal pianist and utility keyboard on the Johnny Cash Show on ABC for 3 years. She has many album credits with musicians all around the world, including John Stewart, John Loudermilk, J.J. Cale, Ronnie Milsap and Mickey Newbury. Her TV credits include shows with Dolly Parton, Carol Burnett, Lucille Ball. She has accompanied such artists as Urbie Green, Nat Adderley, Lew Tabackin, Perry Como, Wayne Newton and Henry Mancini in live concerts. She has 23 jazz recordings with her trio, the Beegie Adair Trio, which consists of bassist Roger Spencer and percussionist Chris Brown. She currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee with her husband, Bill who is an associate professor of jazz studies at the Blair School in Vanderbilt University.

External links

* [http://www.beegieadair.com/ Beegie Adair's website]
* [http://music.yahoo.com/ar-292035-bio--Beegie-Adair Yahoo biography]