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George Winston is an American pianist who was born in Michigan, and grew up mainly in Eastern Montana as well as Mississippi and Florida. He attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida and lives in Santa Cruz, California. George Winston was first recorded by John Fahey for Fahey's Takoma Records. The album Ballads and Blues disappeared without much notice though it was later reissued on Winston’s Dancing Cat Records). However, in 1979, William Ackerman talked with Winston about having Winston record for Ackerman's new record label, Windham Hill Records.