LIST OF BOOGIE WOOGIE MUSICIANS
Among the many 'boogie-woogie musicians' are not only blues players, but rock and roll, and country musicians as well, and at least one classical musician.
Musicians noted for playing boogie-woogie (many of whom also perform in other styles):
★ Albert Ammons, (1907-1949) father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons
★ the Andrews Sisters, known for ''Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar'' & ''Boogie-woogie Bugle Boy''
★ Marcia Ball, (1949- )
★ Bob Baldori (born 1943), also known as "Boogie Bob", is an American rock, blues, and boogie musician and attorney.
★ Silvan Zingg, Boogie Woogie & Blues Pianist[1]
★ Craig Brenner, (born 1948), boogie woogie, jazz, blues piano player, composer[2]
★ Nico Brina, (born 1969), Boogie Woogie Power, Rock'n'Roll Show, Blues Feeling [3]
★ Deanna Bogart, (1960- ), boogie, blues, country, pop; keyboard & saxophone player
★ James Booker, (1939-1983), Eccentric and Flamboyant Piano Player from New Orleans
★ Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, known for Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
★ Cow Cow Davenport (1894-1945)
★ Darren Deicide
★ Dr. John (Mac Rebennack, born 1940), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of ''Boxcar Boogie'' among others
★ Fats Domino, (born 1928), cut some boogie pieces in the 50's, e.g. Hey La Bas, Whole Lotta Loving, Fats' Frenzy
★ Floyd Domino, Original piano player with Asleep at the Wheel, later with George Strait and then Waylon Jennings
★ Dorothy Donegan (1924-1980)
★ Georgia Tom Dorsey (1899-1993)
★ Champion Jack Dupree (1908-1992), boxer, classic New Orleans blues player
★ Big Joe Duskin (1921-2007) - his style mixed blues, jazz, ragtime, and stride piano elements.
★ Frankie Ford (b. 1939), who performed ''Sea Cruise'' with Huey "Piano" Smith accompanying on the piano
★ Harry Gibson "The Hipster" (1915-1991)
★ Edan Serge Gillen
★ Chas Hall
★ Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
★ Jools Holland, (born 1958)
★ Jose Iturbi, (1895-1980), classical pianist of the 1940s who often included a boogie-woogie encore.
★ Pete Johnson, (1904-1967) Big Joe Turner's piano partner, "Roll 'Em Pete" is named for him.
★ Michael Kaeshammer, (1977 or 1978 - ), a Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger.
★ Jerry Lee Lewis, (born 1935)
★ Meade Lux Lewis, (1905-1964) his "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early 1930 hit in the style
★ Little Willie Littlefield (born 1931)
★ Professor Longhair, (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918-1980), "Tipitina", "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"
★ Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather (1905-1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"
★ Romeo Nelson (1902-1974)
★ Pinetop Perkins (born 1913), Ike Turner's teacher
★ Oscar Peterson, (1925-), modern jazz player, performed duo piano version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" with Keith Emerson.
★ Sammy Price (1908-1992)
★ Piano Red (1911-1985), brother of Speckled Red
★ Speckled Red (1892-1973), recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
★ Little Richard, (born 1932)
★ Bob Seeley (born c. 1930) is a boogie woogie pianist.
★ Freddie Slack (1910-1965) did the original version of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in 1940's
★ Huey "Piano" Smith (born 1934), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
★ Clarence "Pine Top" Smith (1904-1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie woogie hit and popularized the name for the style
★ Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983)
★ Montana Taylor (1902-1974)
★ George W. Thomas (1885 - c.1930)
★ Hersal Thomas (c.1909-1926)
★ Ike Turner, (born 1931), record producer, guitarist, piano player
★ Big Joe Turner, (1911-1985), boogie woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson
★ Tuts Washington (1907-1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
★ Clarence Williams (1898-1965), mostly played in other styles but put some of the first examples of boogie woogie on record
★ Jimmy Yancey (1898-1951), a subtle and soulful musician, also a baseball player in the Negro Leagues
★ Axel Zwingenberger, (born 1955) German pianist and photographer of steam locomotives
★ Ulf Sandström, (born 1964) Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson sometimes played together by twos or threes, an unusual practice. See main article for more information.
Musicians noted for playing boogie-woogie (many of whom also perform in other styles):
★ Albert Ammons, (1907-1949) father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons
★ the Andrews Sisters, known for ''Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar'' & ''Boogie-woogie Bugle Boy''
★ Marcia Ball, (1949- )
★ Bob Baldori (born 1943), also known as "Boogie Bob", is an American rock, blues, and boogie musician and attorney.
★ Silvan Zingg, Boogie Woogie & Blues Pianist[1]
★ Craig Brenner, (born 1948), boogie woogie, jazz, blues piano player, composer[2]
★ Nico Brina, (born 1969), Boogie Woogie Power, Rock'n'Roll Show, Blues Feeling [3]
★ Deanna Bogart, (1960- ), boogie, blues, country, pop; keyboard & saxophone player
★ James Booker, (1939-1983), Eccentric and Flamboyant Piano Player from New Orleans
★ Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, known for Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
★ Cow Cow Davenport (1894-1945)
★ Darren Deicide
★ Dr. John (Mac Rebennack, born 1940), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of ''Boxcar Boogie'' among others
★ Fats Domino, (born 1928), cut some boogie pieces in the 50's, e.g. Hey La Bas, Whole Lotta Loving, Fats' Frenzy
★ Floyd Domino, Original piano player with Asleep at the Wheel, later with George Strait and then Waylon Jennings
★ Dorothy Donegan (1924-1980)
★ Georgia Tom Dorsey (1899-1993)
★ Champion Jack Dupree (1908-1992), boxer, classic New Orleans blues player
★ Big Joe Duskin (1921-2007) - his style mixed blues, jazz, ragtime, and stride piano elements.
★ Frankie Ford (b. 1939), who performed ''Sea Cruise'' with Huey "Piano" Smith accompanying on the piano
★ Harry Gibson "The Hipster" (1915-1991)
★ Edan Serge Gillen
★ Chas Hall
★ Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
★ Jools Holland, (born 1958)
★ Jose Iturbi, (1895-1980), classical pianist of the 1940s who often included a boogie-woogie encore.
★ Pete Johnson, (1904-1967) Big Joe Turner's piano partner, "Roll 'Em Pete" is named for him.
★ Michael Kaeshammer, (1977 or 1978 - ), a Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger.
★ Jerry Lee Lewis, (born 1935)
★ Meade Lux Lewis, (1905-1964) his "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early 1930 hit in the style
★ Little Willie Littlefield (born 1931)
★ Professor Longhair, (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918-1980), "Tipitina", "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"
★ Major "Big Maceo" Merriweather (1905-1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"
★ Romeo Nelson (1902-1974)
★ Pinetop Perkins (born 1913), Ike Turner's teacher
★ Oscar Peterson, (1925-), modern jazz player, performed duo piano version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" with Keith Emerson.
★ Sammy Price (1908-1992)
★ Piano Red (1911-1985), brother of Speckled Red
★ Speckled Red (1892-1973), recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
★ Little Richard, (born 1932)
★ Bob Seeley (born c. 1930) is a boogie woogie pianist.
★ Freddie Slack (1910-1965) did the original version of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in 1940's
★ Huey "Piano" Smith (born 1934), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
★ Clarence "Pine Top" Smith (1904-1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie woogie hit and popularized the name for the style
★ Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983)
★ Montana Taylor (1902-1974)
★ George W. Thomas (1885 - c.1930)
★ Hersal Thomas (c.1909-1926)
★ Ike Turner, (born 1931), record producer, guitarist, piano player
★ Big Joe Turner, (1911-1985), boogie woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson
★ Tuts Washington (1907-1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
★ Clarence Williams (1898-1965), mostly played in other styles but put some of the first examples of boogie woogie on record
★ Jimmy Yancey (1898-1951), a subtle and soulful musician, also a baseball player in the Negro Leagues
★ Axel Zwingenberger, (born 1955) German pianist and photographer of steam locomotives
★ Ulf Sandström, (born 1964) Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson sometimes played together by twos or threes, an unusual practice. See main article for more information.
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