Oscar Peterson (Oscar Emmanuel Peterson) was born on Saturday, August 15, 1925 in Montreal and he was a famous pianist from Canada.

Life in Brief:

- Being born on Aug 15, Oscar was a Leo.
- his ethnicity: Black.
- his mother's name: Kathleen Olivia John Peterson.
- his father's name: Daniel Peterson.
- Sister : Daisy Peterson.

Oscar Peterson studied at Montreal High School, Montreal, Canada (but he dropped out).

Oscar dated Lillian Fraser Peterson (wife) and amongst other amorous encounters was Sandy Peterson (wife).

He died on Monday, December 24, 2007, in Mississauga; cause of death: kidney failure.

Famous Why : Maharajah of the keyboard.



Oscar Peterson Lists

	1925 births
	2007 deaths
	Bebop pianists
	Black Canadian musicians
	Canadian jazz composers
	Canadian jazz pianists
	Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees
	Chancellors of York University
	Companions of the Order of Canada
	Deaths from renal failure
	Fellows of the Royal Conservatory of Music
	Grammy Award winners
	Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winners
	Knights of the National Order of Quebec
	Mainstream jazz pianists
	Members of the Order of Ontario
	Mercury Records artists
	The Royal Conservatory of Music alumni
	Verve Records artists
	Telarc Records artists
	MPS Records artists
	Pablo Records artists
	People from Montreal
	Picasso Medalists
	York University
	Anglophone Quebecers
	Musicians from Quebec

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Oscar Peterson Pictures

 

Oscar Peterson Movies
Improvisation
Oscar Peterson Filmography

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Tags: pianist, 1925, montreal, leo

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Category: Others  - ( Others Archive)

Date Added: 07 June '08

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