Art Tatum’s Death – Cause and Date
The pianist Art Tatum died at the age of 47. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Virtuoso remembered as one of history’s greatest jazz pianists. He was nearly blind from birth.
His mother, Mildred Hoskins, was a pianist, and his father, Arthur Tatum Sr., played the guitar.
Quotes
"“Look, you come in here tomorrow, and anything you do with your right hand I’ll do with my left.” (Art Tatum)
"“I don’t think I’m ready for New York.” (Art Tatum)