The Dick Wellstood Collection 1912-1995

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The Dick Wellstood Collection 1912-1995

http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/ijs/wellstoodf.html

This collection documents theprofessional career of pianist, composer, arranger and writer Dick Wellstood, whowas esteemed as a virtuosic interpreter of ragtime and stride piano. The bulk of thecollection consists of music manuscripts and recordings. News clippings and magazinearticles document recordings, concert tours, and performances with dozens of jazzmusicians throughout Wellstood’s career.

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Rutgers University Libraries. Institute of Jazz Studies

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Wellstood, Dick

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Richard McQueen Wellstood was born in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Harold L. and May P. Wellstood on November 25, 1927. Wellstood graduated from Worcester School in Danbury, Connecticut, earned a bachelor of arts from New York University and a law degree from the New York Law School and he financed his education by performing music. Wellstood passed the New York bar examination in 1959 and practiced law for brief periods, but made the bulk of his living as a musician. Wellstood was an...