George Kast

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American violinist and concertmaster (August 28, 1913 New York - August 22, 1987 (age of 73)).
Was married to violinist Eudice Shapiro.

Kast was instrumental in the amalgamation of black and white musicians unions in the early 1950s.
Kast was a child prodigy and gave a public violin recital at the age of seven, played five seasons with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Otto Klemperer, and worked with Alex Stordahl and Paul Weston and recorded with his own orchestra for Capitol Transcription Service.
He appeared on over eighty albums with a range of variety of musical styles including The Andrews Sisters, [a=Tony Bennett], [a=The Carpenters], [a=Benny Carter], [a=Rosemary Clooney], [a=Bing Crosby], Doris Day, [a=Earth, Wind & Fire], [a=Aretha Franklin], [a=Michael Jackson], Eartha Kitt, Frankie Laine, Dean Martin, [a=Sergio Mendes], [a=The Monkees], [a=Ray Parker, Jr.], Minnie Riperton, Artie Shaw, Simon & Garfunkel, [a=Frank Sinatra], Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Mel Tormé, Tom Waits, Mason Williams and more.
His film and television credits include Bullitt, Dirty Harry, Enter the Dragon, Mission: Impossible, and Rocky.

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You Don't Know What Love Is

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Love

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