ArtistInfo

George Wright

org, 1920-1998 US
Musician of Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. George Wright Sister Slocum Sister Slocum And Her Little Brother

Born: August 28, 1920, Orland, California, USA Died: May 10, 1998, Glendale, California, USA Was an American organist, possibly the most famous virtuoso of the theatre organ of the modern era. Wright was best known for his virtuoso performances on the huge Wurlitzer theater pipe organs at the famed Fox Theater on Market Street in San Francisco and the ornate Paramount Theaters in both New York and Oakland. He was in constant demand during the 1940s, '50s and early '60s, playing at concerts and recitals around the world.

Instruments

• Organ
• Pipe organ

Genres

• Pop
• Jazz
• World
• Soundtrack
• Classical

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