It seems there is a mix-up in your request. T.S. Eliot is not a musician but was in fact one of the 20th century's major poets. Born Thomas Stearns Eliot on September 26, 1888, in St. Louis, Missouri, Eliot is renowned for his profound influence on the landscape of modernist poetry. His early poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," published in 1915, signaled a dramatic shift in poetry, employing stream of consciousness, erudite allusions, and complex imagery.
Eliot's oeuvre continued to shape modern literature with works like "The Waste Land" (1922), which is often heralded as one of the most important poems of the 20th century and a quintessential reflection of post-World War I disillusionment. His other notable works include "Four Quartets," a series of four poems that are meditations on existence, time, and spirituality. In addition to poetry, Eliot also penned "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats," a collection of whimsical poems that would later inspire the musical "Cats." His immense contribution to literature was acknowledged with the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. T. S. Eliot's recorded readings of his work have further immortalized his voice and made his poetry accessible to audiences in a different medium, allowing listeners to experience his nuanced intonations and rhythms firsthand. He passed away on January 4, 1965, leaving behind a legacy as a pioneer of modernist poetry.
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