Showing posts with label Pete Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pete Johnson. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

A few thoughts on the Blues Hall of Fame

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One of my friends, who may be on the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame Committee, inquired about my suggestions of folks to be considere...
Thursday, February 18, 2016

A few Blues thoughts for the day

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Thoughts for the day. Not one member of the Boogie Woogie Trio (Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis or Pete Johnson) is in the Blues Hall of Fa...
Sunday, November 25, 2012

A Box Set Treasure of Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano

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While it is not clear where the style of piano called Boogie Woogie originated, by 1928 it had clearly surfaced in Chicago where it was n...
Monday, January 09, 2012

Big Joe Turner's Birthday Boogie Woogie Jubilee With Axel Zwingenberger

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I have many fond memories of the late Big Joe Turner, one of the greatest blues shouters of all time. I had the honor to emcee Big Joe and L...
Friday, May 06, 2011

Bob Seeley's Strong Boogie Woogie

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Bob Seeley at 2011 WWOZ Piano Night Attending the annual WWOZ Piano Night, Monday May 2, after the first weekend of the New Orleans Jazz ...
Sunday, February 21, 2010

Solo Art's Prime Boogie Woogie & Blues Piano

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At the tail end of 2009, I posted a review of a Delmark collection “ Boogie Woogie Kings ,” that was anthology collecting some vintage blues...
Thursday, December 31, 2009

Boogie Woogie Kings Is Appealing Blues Piano CD

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Among new Delmark releases is “ Boogie Woogie Kings ”, a compilation of piano blues and boogie woogie performances that is apparently the fi...
Friday, September 25, 2009

A personal list of Ten Great Blues Pianists

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I will not claim this is an exhaustive list but any collection of blues piano (and blues) should have something by all these acts. Cow Cow...
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