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In May 2016, she was invited to perform at the Boogie Woogie & Blues Spectacular hosted by Jools Holland with other boogie woogie pianists such as Axel Zwingenberger and Ben Waters, and stride pianist Neville Dickie. [12] On 12 December she performed again at the Cigar Awards 2016 with guests including Charlie Sheen and Kelsey Grammer. [13]
Piano "C" Red (1933–2013), Chicago blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer and composer; Honey Piazza (born 1951), West Coast blues and boogie-woogie pianist; Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American musician and teacher of Ike Turner; Preacher Jack (born 1942), stage name of John Lincoln Coughlin, American pianist, recording artist on Rounder ...
Pages in category "Boogie-woogie pianists" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Rob Agerbeek;
Marcia Ball (born March 20, 1949) [1] is an American blues singer and pianist raised in Vinton, Louisiana. [1]Ball was described in USA Today as "a sensation, saucy singer and superb pianist... where Texas stomp-rock and Louisiana blues-swamp meet."
Boogie-woogie waned in popularity in the 1930s, but enjoyed a resurgence and its greatest acclaim in the 1940s, reaching audiences around the world. Among its most famous acts was the "Boogie Woogie Trio" of Pete Johnson, Albert Ammons, and Meade "Lux" Lewis. Other famous boogie woogie pianists of this peak era were Maurice Rocco and Freddie Slack.
Saturday, July 6: The Wade Preston Band (trio); $30; Billy Joel covers and boogie woogie rock Friday, July 12: Lao Tizer Band ; $42; high-energy musical ride through jazz, R&B, funk and world music
A blues pianist and vocalist, she combines boogie-woogie with elements of blues, jazz, soul, gospel and pop. Her vocal style has been compared to Bessie Smith, Memphis Minnie and Aretha Franklin. [2] [3] She took lessons from Abie "Boogaloo" Ames, a traditional blues and boogie woogie piano player and eventually earned the nickname "Little ...
Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Scott performed jazz, blues, ballads, Broadway and boogie-woogie songs, and classical music in various nightclubs. Barney Josephson , the owner of the black and tan club , Café Society , hired her [ 10 ] and, from 1939 to 1943, she was a leading attraction at both the downtown and uptown branches of Café Society.