Garner, Erroll

Erroll Louis Garner (1921–1977) was American jazz pianist and composer who was one of the most famous and successful jazz musicians in the world during his lifetime. Erroll Garner was self-taught, he started playing the piano at the age of three and had his first professional performance at the age of seven. Over the course of his career, he developed an original and unmistakable piano style. He wrote almost 200 songs, his most famous song is "Misty", which is ranked 15th in the list of the best songs of the 20th century.