Bob Milne

This article is about the musician. For the footballer, see Bob Milne (footballer).

Robert "Bob" Milne is an American ragtime musician and concert pianist. Considered as a "very good specialist of ragtime boogie",[1] he was referred to as a "national treasure" after he was interviewed and documented for future generations by the U.S. Library of Congress in 2004.[2][3]

Experiments conducted by Penn State neuroscientist Kerstin Bettermann established that Milne has the unusual ability to mentally "play" up to four symphonies in his head simultaneously.[2][4][5]

Discography

  • Folksongs, Barrelhouse and Ragtime (1993)
  • Old Songs & Old Rags - Some Like 'Em Hot! (1997)
  • The Robert E. Lee (1997)
  • The Green River Blues (2000)
  • Boogie, Blues & Rags (2001)
  • The Red River Valley (2004)
  • I wonder (2007)
  • Silent Night (Ragged Night) (2007)
  • Sounds of New Orleans (2007)
  • The Last Carousel (2014)
  • The Midnight Express

References

  1. ^ 88 notes pour piano solo, Jean-Pierre Thiollet, Neva Ed., 2015.p.267. ISBN 978 2 3505 5192 0
  2. ^ a b "How a ragtime pianist intrigued leading neuroscientists". Keyboard.
  3. ^ "Bob Milne in concert at the Library of Congress; pianist, video recording, Video. Performing Arts Encyclopedia". Library of Congress. 2004-10-04. Retrieved 2011-10-20.
  4. ^ "A 4-Track Mind". Radiolab. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Man Can Listen to Four Symphonies in his Head - Simultaneously!". Broadcast by Radiolab/WNYC. 18:00 minutes in length.

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