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British-American jazz pianist and composer renowned for developing the distinctive 'Shearing Sound' and writing the jazz standard 'Lullaby of Birdland'.Blind from birth, Shearing rose from London's working-class Battersea to international fame. He moved to the US in 1947, formed his groundbreaking quintet in 1949, and became a naturalized American in 1956. His career spanned over 70 years, earning multiple Grammy Awards and a knighthood....