It's hard to believe that Oscar Peterson had arthritis from the time he was a child. You'd never know it from his extraordinary hands and dexterity. In addition, he won a total of seven Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award—quite a haul. Also remarkable is that he won the Order of Canada twice—once as an Officer in 1972 and again in 1984…
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