New Age Pianist George Winston Passes Away at 73.
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George Winston, the pianist known for his soothing piano instrumentals in a style often described as new age, died at the age of 74. His top-selling records for the Windham Hill label helped define a genre that took off in the 1970s. He won a Grammy Award for best new age album in 1994 and was nominated four other times. Winston's music was inspired by nature and he was also interested in Hawaiian slack-key guitar and the Doors. Critics sometimes found his piano work to be unsophisticated or repetitive, but he sold millions of albums and drew enthusiastic audiences wherever he played.
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