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Itzhak Perlman: Quick Facts

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Born August 31, 1945 (age 81) ā€¢ Tel Avivā€“Yafo ā€¢ Palestine
Awards And Honors Kennedy Center Honors (2003) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1995) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1990) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1987) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1982) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1981) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1981) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1980) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1980) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1978) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1978) ā€¢ Grammy Award (1977)
Isaac Stern, 1966.
Isaac Stern
American violinist
Roy Acuff.
Roy Acuff
American musician
Menuhin.
Yehudi Menuhin, Lord Menuhin of Stoke dā€™Abernon
American violinist and conductor
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Bob Wills
American musician
Heifetz, Jascha
Jascha Heifetz
American musician
Milstein, Nathan
Nathan Milstein
American violinist
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Pinchas Zukerman
Israeli-American violinist
Dolly Parton smiles while holding a microphone, wearing a green outfit with sparkling details, in front of a red background.
Dolly Parton
American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
Benny Goodman in a tuxedo with bow tie and boutonniere, smiling and holding a clarinet, circa 1945.
Benny Goodman
American musician
Paul McCartney wearing a black jacket and shirt, looking slightly to the side, with people blurred in the background.
Paul McCartney
British musician
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
American musician
Count Basie, 1968
Count Basie
American musician
Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
American musician
Stevie Wonder smiling and wearing sunglasses and a dark jacket while performing outdoors.
Stevie Wonder
American singer, composer, and musician
Dizzy Gillespie, 1955.
Dizzy Gillespie
American musician
B.B. King
B.B. King
American musician
Leonard Bernstein, wearing a dark suit and red pocket square, conducts with his right arm raised, baton in hand, in front of an orchestra in 1988.
Leonard Bernstein
American composer and conductor
The Genius
Ray Charles
American musician
Merle Haggard performs on stage wearing a cowboy hat and denim shirt, playing a Fender Telecaster guitar and singing into a microphone.
Merle Haggard
American musician
Buddy Guy
Buddy Guy
American musician