Beegie Adair

Bobbe Gorin "Beegie" Adair ( Long, December 11, 1937 – January 23, 2022) was an American jazz pianist and bandleader, whose career spanned more than 60 years.

Early life Bobbe Gorin Long was born in Cave City, Kentucky, on December 11, 1937. Her parents, Bobbe (Martin) Long and Arthur Long, owned a gas station. Adair began playing the piano at the age of five. She graduated from Caverna High School in 1954. Adair earned a Bachelor of Science degree in music education at Western Kentucky University in 1958.

Career In 1961, Adair moved to Nashville, where she played in Printer's Alley and became a member of a jazz band led by Hank Garland.

She partnered with Denis Solee in 1982 to establish the Adair–Solee Quartet, which became the sextet Be-Bop Co-Op.

Adair appeared on more than 100 recordings throughout her 60-year career.

Adair was an adjunct professor of jazz studies at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music. He was an associate professor of jazz studies at the Blair School of Music.

Adair died at her home in Franklin on January 23, 2022, at the age of 84. 1998 Nat King Cole Collection: A Jazz Piano Tribute (Spring Hill)

2006 Cheek to Cheek (Spring Hill) 2008 Dream Dancing (Spring Hill) 2008 Dancing in the Dark: A Tribute to Fred Astaire (Green Hill) 2012 Days of Wine and Roses: Songs of Johnny Mercer (Green Hill) 2012 Piano Music for Moms: Mother's Day Music Collection (Green Hill) 2012 Piano Music for Weddings (Green Hill) 2012 Save the Last Dance for Me: A Jazz Trio Salute to Timeless Pop Hits of the 1960s (Green Hill) 2012 The Real Thing: Live (Green Hill/Adair Music Group) 2013 As Time Goes By: Silver Screen Classics From The Golden Age Of Cinema (Green Hill) 2013 A Time for Love: Jazz Piano Romance (Green Hill) 2013 Jazz on Broadway (Beegie Adair Trio with Jack Jezzro) (Green Hill) 2013: Sentimental Journey: Saluting the Greatest Generation With Classic Gems of the World War II Era (Green Hill) 2014 The Good Life: A Jazz Piano Tribute to Tony Bennett (Green Hill) 2014 Vintage Jazz (Green Hill) 2014 By Myself (Green Hill) 2015 Too Marvelous for Words (with Don Aliquo) (Adair Music Group) 2015 Quiet Christmas: Solo Piano (Green Hill) 2016 Some Enchanted Evening (with Monica Ramey) (Green Hill) 2016 Jazz Romance (Green Hill) 2017 By Request (Green Hill) 2018 Gershwin on Sax (Beegie Adair Trio and Denis Solee) (Green Hill) 2019 Grover's Hat Project (CD Baby) 2020 Beegie Adair Collection 2020 Best of Beegie Adair: Solo Piano Performances 2020 Best of Beegie Adair: Jazz Piano Christmas Performances 2021 Valentine's Day Jazz 2021 Best of Beegie Adair: Jazz Piano Performances 2021 Beegie Adair: The Collection 2021 Winter Wonderland 2021 Christmas Fireplace 2022 Deep Cuts