Recording Artists with disabilities - Specialist Music

Blues / Jazz

Ray Charles

Disability:    Blind since very young Had several hits in 1950s & 1960s, including "Hit The Road Jack" Website:    Ray Charles Online!

 

Peggy Lee Disability:    Diabetes (source) Had several hits, from the 1940's into the 1970's; "Fever" probably being the most famous. Visit the Peggy Lee website

 

George Shearing Disability: blind from birth George Shearing - How I Found The Sound George Shearing on Musicweb encyclopaedia

Country & Western

Mark Herndon

Disability:    Partially deaf (source)     Drummer for the group Alabama, popular from the early 1980's onwards,         whose most recent US hit was "How Do You Fall In Love" Official Alabama site including Mark Herndon biography Alabama Music Hall of Fame

Folk music

Judy Collins     Disability:    asthma (source)     Folk singer, hits include "Send In The Clowns" and "Turn, Turn, Turn" during the 1970's       Judy Collins' official website

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Harry Secombe

Disability:    diabetes started on radio comedy series "The Goons" Recorded several MOR LP's, appeared on several TV programmes. Had hit in 1960's with "If I Ruled The World" Goon Show Information Page Sir Harry Secombe - A Tribute

Beethoven Disability:    deaf , asthma Was deaf when he composed his 9th Symphony. Website:    Beethoven Depot

 

Glenn Gould disability: autism (source) Famous concert pianist Official Glenn Gould Web Site

 

Tchaikovsky Disabilities: epilepsy , clinical depression Tchaikovsky, The Man, The Composer

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