Bobbe Gorin "Beegie" Adair was an American jazz pianist and bandleader, whose career spanned more than 60 years.
15 Facts About Beegie Adair
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Beegie Adair worked as a children's music teacher for three years before relocating to Nashville, Tennessee, in 1961.
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In 1961, Beegie Adair played in Printer's Alley and became a member of a jazz band led by Hank Garland.
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Beegie Adair was employed as a session musician at the Noon Show on WSM-TV and on The Johnny Cash Show from 1969 to 1971.
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Beegie Adair released her first solo album in her name with Escape to New York.
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Beegie Adair formed the Beegie Adair Trio, which has sold more than 1.5 million albums.
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Beegie Adair appeared on more than 100 recordings throughout her 60-year career.
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In 2002, Beegie Adair released a six-CD centennial collection, The Great American Songbook Collection, with tunes by American composers such as Richard Rodgers, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Duke Ellington, Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Berlin.
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Beegie Adair was an adjunct professor of jazz studies at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music.
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Beegie Adair was a faculty and board member of the Nashville Jazz Workshop, where she often performed.
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Beegie Adair was inducted into Western Kentucky University's Hall of Fame and Cave City's Hall of Fame.
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Beegie Adair was the inaugural recipient of Nashville Jazz Workshop's Heritage Award.
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Beegie Adair was married to Billy Adair for 38 years until his death in February 2014.
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Beegie Adair was an associate professor of jazz studies at the Blair School of Music.
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Beegie Adair died at her home in Franklin on January 23,2022, at the age of 84.