Earl ‘Fatha’ Hines

Hines, Earl ‘Fatha’ (1905–83), U.S. jazz musician, pianist and composer. A member of Louis Armstrong's group, the Hot Five (late 1920s), he later formed a band of his own, featuring Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, which introduced bebop. Hines's powerful percussive style greatly influenced modern piano techniques.

See also: Jazz.