GARNER, ERROL L.

GARNER, ERROL L. Jazz pianist (15 June 1921 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; 2 January 1977 in Los Angeles, California). He came from a musical family: his father, an amateur, played three musical instruments, his mother was a church pianist, and his brother Linton became a professional musician. Self-taught, he began playing piano when he was three years old and played professionally at the age of seven with a group, The Candy Kids, on Pittsburgh [Pennsylvania] radio station KDKA. He obtained his...