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George Cassidy

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Also known as Geordie Cassidy

Northern Irish jazz musician

Person · Open Library

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Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1982-07-07

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George Cassidy was a jazz musician and music teacher from Bloomfield, Belfast, Northern Ireland. He played tenor saxophone, clarinet, and lap steel guitar. George Cassidy taught fellow Belfast musician Van Morrison music reading and notation and giving him saxophone lessons. They both grew up on Hyndford Street, making it accessible for regular lessons. George Cassidy played alongside Dusty Springfield and Tom Springfield as apart of The Springfields in Ireland 1959 - early 1960s. He then went

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of death
Dundonald
Occupation
jazz musician
Instrument
hurdy-gurdy
Image
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date of birth
1936-09-07
date of death
2023-05-28
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