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The Life and Music of Winifred Atwell

04jul10:30 am12:15 pmThe Life and Music of Winifred AtwellYeppoon

Event Details

The Life and Music of Winifred Atwell, performed by Jan Preston.

The incredible story of a virtuostic piano player and entertainer, who was one of the

most remarkable  stage personalities of her time. With over 20 million album sales, she made boogie woogie

and ragtime music popular in Britain and Australia from the 50’s through to the 80’s.

Her best-known (and crowd-pleasing favourite!) piece of ragtime music is “The Black and White Rag”,

released as a single that sold over a million copies, which gained new popularity when it was used as the theme music t0 the

UK TV series “Pot Black” .

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Time

(Monday) 10:30 am - 12:15 pm

Location

Yeppoon Town Hall

25 Normanby St, Yeppoon QLD 4703