George Winston has passed away after a 10-year battle with cancer. George quietly and painlessly left this world while asleep on Sunday, June 4, 2023, according to the artist’s homepage.
Across an illustrious career spanning more than 50 years, George’s music first became known and loved by his fans with the release of his two most iconic albums, Autumn (1980) and December (1982). George’s recordings evolved with the times while garnering a GRAMMY Award for Forest (plus five GRAMMY nominations) and selling over 15 million albums. George touched the hearts of generations with his acclaimed solo acoustic piano compositions. From his early days in Montana, Mississippi and Florida, to his later life living in the San Francisco Bay Area and touring to cities worldwide, America’s beautiful landscapes and natural seasons shaped his singular instrumental folk piano. With 16 solo piano albums to his name, George recorded brilliant piano music.
George courageously managed serious cancers, including having a successful bone marrow transplant for Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) in 2013 at City of Hope, in Duarte, California, that gratefully extended his life by 10 years. Throughout his cancer treatments, George continued to write and record new music, and he stayed true to his greatest passion: performing for live audiences while raising funds for Feeding America to help fight the national hunger crisis along with donating proceeds from each of his concerts to local food banks.
The family of George Winston will hold a private memorial service.
Autumn (1980):
Feeding America:
https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeWinstonFeedingAmerica
City Of Hope Cancer Center:
https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeWinstonCityOfHope
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center:
https://tinyurl.com/GeorgeWinstonSloanKettering
Here is Winston’s last album:
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Thanks for this post. Ya know we all have our time limit down here. We all get that on our own level, but I’ll feel a little bit lonley here without George Winston. Especially at this time when we need as many positives as possible. George helped to create what some “artists” have called a dangerous genre. They referred to a few who followed him with plaintive melodies that may not have had the depth and sincerity of musicality. I’m not sure that’s fair. But I did feel George was a guy you could trust. You trusted his musical navigation and his heart. His instincts were good. He was heartfelt, organic and truthful. Damn…another lost to us.
thank you
seen George several Times amazing a great piano talent