Born 100 years ago today, the great jazz pianist Oscar Peterson (1925-2007), a.k.a. "O.P." There was much to set Peterson apart from his contemporaries in the jazz field of his day. First, he was not American. Like Guy Lombardo, he was Canadian, born and raised in Montreal to parents who were immigrants from the Caribbean. […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 06:36AM on August 15, 2025