Mays is hooked on jazz.(Entertainment) From: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) | Date: November 14, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2003 The Register Guard. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Fred Crafts The Register-Guard

The musical smorgasbord laid down by pianist Earl "Fatha" Hines was such a treat to Bill Mays that he has been feasting on it every since.

"A friend took me to a jazz brunch and Fatha was playing solo piano," Mays says, recalling the time when he was 16 years old and heard Hines for the first time. "It was burning. His rhythmic drive, unusual melodic twists, two-handed independence and use of the whole keyboard thrilled ...

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