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. [1]
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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.
References
- eJazzNews - Interviews: JazzTrenzz : Between Sets with Beegie Adair - Karl Stober - May 16, 2005 . [1]