![]() There is no second best," and he was.Ī picture of one of Oscar's albums. When Oscar was in his later High School years he asked to drop out of school, but his dad said, "You can't just be a jazz piano player. Later, he had a show on CBC called "The Happy Gang". He now had a weekly broadcasting show called "Fifteen Minutes Piano Rambling". When Oscar Peterson turned 14 his older sister Daisy requested an audition for CBC national amateur contest, which Oscar went on to win. Some of the musical artists that eased music into Oscar's life are: Teddy Williams, Nat (King) Cole and James P Johnson. He also inspired Oscar to include music in his life. Paul was the one who taught Oscar his most useful jazz technique, speedy fingers. During his high school years he studied with the classical pianist, Hungarian, Paul de Marky. ![]() Oscar learned also to play trumpet, but stopped after being diagnosed with tuberculosis. ![]() Daniel taught all of his children piano until they could get to a certain level of proficiency. Their father was a porter with the Canadian Pacific Railways, who learned to play piano on his own while in the merchant marines. He had two sisters and two brothers May, Daisy, Charles and Fred. His parents' names were Daniel and Kathleen. He was the fourth of five children in his family. Oscar Peterson was born in Montreal on Augin a hospital on Delisle Street. A web about Oscar Peterson (I made it myself)
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