Don t miss the famous blind pianist on this list.
Famous blind piano player.
At that time he played do re mi on the toy piano.
While many of the famous blind musicians do seem to be attracted to the blues and jazz genres there are famous blind musicians that are represented in every genre.
I have deliberately moved across musical genres to include some of the most remarkable pianists the world has known.
This blind jazz piano player has had an impact on the world of jazz and music in as a whole he was a passionate blind jazz singer.
When he was four he could perform jingle bells tunes as well.
Art tatum is well thought out by many to be one of the greatest pianists of all time especially in the jazz area.
He was blind by birth but had a great sense of music and this his mother realized when he was only 2 years old.
The famous blind black singer and piano player stevie wonder was born six weeks early and lost his vision in infancy due to a combination of retinopathy from premature birth and receiving too much oxygen in his incubator.
Famous blind piano players this article is dedicated to those legendary piano players who are not only astonishing performers but also musicians without their sight.
At that young age he began to play do re mi on a toy piano and later as he reached 4 years he could impressively play jingle bells over piano.
However one famous blind piano player who has become a star from a generally rare genre of country music is ronnie millsap.
This young japanese virtuoso is taking the world by storm.
Born in 1930 he is an outstanding songwriter singer and pianist.
A blind piano player has a distinct disadvantage against a sighted one yet in spite of this there are plenty of examples of famous blind musicians.
List of talented blind piano players ray charles.
He was a very talented blind black pianist.
Art tatum is well known for being one of the most successful.
One of the most famous blind piano player nobuyuk tsujii carried a talent of music by birth.
He is a young japanese piano player and composer that possesses a natural musical talent.
With the nickname the genius this blind black piano player was one of the most well known who transformed the american soul music genre in the 50s and 60s.
Now 66 years old it s interesting to speculate whether the child prodigy would have become one of our most famous blind.
Ray charles passed away in 2004.
Abandoned by his parents while an infant ronnie attended the governor moorehead school for the blind where his talent in music was discovered.
He was born blind but showed his great sense of music at just two.
