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Infobox musical artist | name = Beegie Adair| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias =| Born = birth year and age|1937 Kentucky , United States | death_date =| origin =| instrument = Piano | genre = Jazz | occupation = Pianist | years_active =| label = Green Hills| associated_acts = Beegie Adair Trio | website = http://www.beegieadair.com/ www.beegieadair.com| notable_instruments = Beegie Adair (born in Barren County, Kentucky in 1937) is a jazz pianist. She studied piano at Western Kentucky University . She moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she did graduate work at Peabody College. She later went on to form the Beegie Adair Trio .eJazzNews - Interviews: JazzTrenzz : Between Sets with Beegie Adair - Karl Stober - May 16, 2005 . http://www.ejazznews.com/modules.php? op=modload& name=News& file=article& sid=4423& mode=thread& order=0& thold=0
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She went to work as a pianist on WSM-TV and WSM (AM)|Radio . After 9 years at the station, she began freelancing studio work, in addition to TV orchestra work. She was rehearsal pianist and utility keyboard on the The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)|Johnny Cash Show on American Broadcasting Company|ABC for 3 years. She has many album credits with musicians all around the world, including John Stewart (folk musician)|John Stewart , John Loudermilk , J.J. Cale , Ronnie Milsap and Mickey Newbury . Her TV credits include shows with Dolly Parton , Carol Burnett , Lucille Ball . She has accompanied such artists as Urbie Green , Nat Adderley , Lew Tabackin , Perry Como , Wayne Newton and Henry Mancini in live concerts. She has 23 jazz recordings with her trio, the Beegie Adair Trio , which consists of bassist Roger Spencer and percussionist Chris Brown (percussionist)|Chris Brown . She currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee|Franklin , Tennessee with her husband, Billy who is an associate professor of jazz studies at the Blair School in Vanderbilt University .
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php? storyId=121337570 Appearance on NPR's ''Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz
Persondata| NAME = Adair, Beegie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Pianist | DATE OF BIRTH = 1937 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Adair, Beegie Category:1937 births Category:Living people Category:History of women in Kentucky Category:People from Barren County, Kentucky Category:Musicians from Kentucky Category:American jazz pianists Category:Western Kentucky University alumni
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