著名的爵士乐钢琴家和作曲家乔治希尔灵，2月14日在纽约市由于心脏衰竭去世，享年91。希尔灵出生于英国，但在1947年定居美国。尽管是盲失明，他的录音生涯持续了六十余年，包括与爵士乐界最著名歌手合作的一些专辑。乔治希尔灵成为世界上最受欢迎的表演者之一。
George Shearing appeared on the American jazz scene in the early 1940s with a series of successful recordings that featured a fine-tuned rhythm section of guitar, bass, drums and vibraphone. He was already quite famous in England, but after the release of his hit song "September In The Rain," his qu…