some notes by reaching inside the piano and muting strings with one hand while striking keys with the other." On April 19, 2010, he appeared as the sole guest on show 575 of the multimedia WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour. Twenty minutes into the program, he describes an unusual method of playing the piano muting the strings, a development inspired by watching blues guitar players. He can be seen reaching into the piano with his left hand and muting the strings, while with his right hand he is playing "An African in the Americas". Personal life Winston resides in Santa Cruz, California. Winston has survived several serious illnesses, including thyroid cancer, skin cancer, and myelodysplastic syndrome, the latter of which was resolved following a bone marrow transplant in 2013. Discography Studio albums Solo harmonica album 2012 Harmonica Solos Benefit EPs, albums and singles 2001 Remembrance - A Memorial Benefit (piano, guitar & harmonica solos) 2013 "Silent Night - A Benefit Single for Feeding America" 2015 Spring Carousel - A Cancer Research Benefit EP Soundtracks 1984 The Velveteen Rabbit (solo piano soundtrack with narration by Meryl Streep) 1988 This is America Charlie Brown—The Birth of the Constitution (piano & harpsichord solos) 1995 Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (solo guitar soundtrack with narration by Liv Ullmann) 2002 Pumpkin Circle (solo piano, guitar and harmonica soundtrack with narration by Danny Glover) 2003 Bread Comes to Life (solo piano, guitar and harmonica soundtrack with narration by Lily Tomlin) References External links 1949 births Grammy Award winners Living people Musicians from Michigan Guitarists from Montana New-age pianists People from Miles City, Montana Stetson University alumni Stride pianists Windham Hill Records artists American male guitarists 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century American pianists American male pianists 21st-century American pianists 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians 20th-century American composers