Lou Teicher achieved stardom as half of popular piano pair (Ferrante & Teicher)

Sarasota Herald-Tribune ^ | August 5, 2008 | Mark Zaloudek

[EveningStar]

SARASOTA - Lou Teicher, half of the famed pianist duo of Ferrante & Teicher, died unexpectedly Sunday of heart failure at his summer home in Highlands, N.C. He was 83.

[EveningStar]

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[RightOnline]

May God rest his soul and take him home; a musician’s musician who brought joy to millions.

[Steely Tom]

When I was young, I thought of their music as “easy listening” or “elevator music.”

Nowadays, I think of it as “music to be a citizen of the most powerful country in the world by.”

They were emblematic of a different, happier, more confident time.

[skr]

May God bless his loved ones wth peace. Mr. Teicher shared God’s gift of beautiful music with the world.

[sitetest]

Dear EveningStar,

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[ThePythonicCow]

"Ferrante and Teicher"
July 31, 1967

[SamAdams76]

Damn! That music was good for my blood pressure.

Wait a minute, even though one of the guys is now dead, we can still listen to the music by way of pre-recorded music and video. Thank goodness for the magic of technology.

Just think, fifty years from now, I'm going to die and one of my grandkids is going to be able to bump this thread back to the top.

[Conspiracy Guy]

I’ll bump it now. I’m not related to you.

[EveningStar]

Thank you. That brought back fond memories.

[PGalt]

Condolences to Lou Teicher’s family and friends.

Thanks for the link.

[Revolting cat!]

There is no 'easy listening' music now. And we're all worse off for it. Oh, tell me about bland and often pretentious New Age, but that's not the same as the Hollyridge Orchestra (I think that was their name) playing smart orchestral versions of the Beatles hits.

Today at my corporate gym, the clueless gym managers play (off a satelite) some truly annoying trash called techno or 'house', that I myself call modern halfass disco. Something to offend some. Whereas easy listening was something to soothe all, even if it didn't always succeed, with us Jimi Hendrix fans.

[EveningStar]

They were hugely popular on top 40 R&R stations in the early to mid 60s. Teenagers loved and appreciated the change of pace.

[SunTzuWu]

Thanks for the Ping and the link.

[Dr. Scarpetta]

I remember how popular they were...

[afraidfortherepublic]

My husband’s cousins studied under them and went on to have a long career of their own.

[texas booster]

Teicher is survived by his wife, Betty, and three children, Richard, Susan and David, and grandchildren.

RIP.

[Born Conservative]

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