The George Shearing Quintet’s first big hit was “September in the Rain,” in 1949. He wrote “Lullaby of Birdland” in 1952, naming it for the famous New York jazz club.
The George Shearing Quintet’s first big hit was “September in the Rain,” in 1949. He wrote “Lullaby of Birdland” in 1952, naming it for the famous New York jazz club.