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Brendan Kavanagh (born October 1967 [2] [3] ), also known as " Dr K " due to his PhD in English, is a British pianist and piano teacher of Irish descent. He specializes in playing and promoting the boogie-woogie genre, almost exclusively improvised, often combined with classical, jazz, blues, rock & roll, and traditional Irish music themes.
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr. John, was an American singer and songwriter. His music combined New Orleans blues, jazz, funk, and R&B. [1] Active as a session musician from the late 1950s until his death, he gained a following in the late 1960s after the release of his album ...
Dr. John (1941–2019), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of "Boxcar Boogie" among others; Pete Johnson (1904–1967), Big Joe Turner's piano partner; "Roll 'Em Pete" was named for him; Louis Jordan (1908–1975), American boogie and jump blues musician, songwriter and bandleader; K
Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since the 1870s. [1] It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western music, and gospel.
Huey 'Piano' Smith singles chronology. " Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu ". (1957) "Don't You Just Know It". (1958) Official audio. "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu" on YouTube. " Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu " is a song written and originally recorded in 1957 by Huey 'Piano' Smith, who scored a minor ...
Charly. Huey Pierce " Piano " Smith (January 26, 1934 – February 13, 2023) was an American R&B pianist whose sound was influential in the development of rock and roll. [1] [2] His piano playing incorporated the boogie-woogie styles of Pete Johnson, Meade Lux Lewis, and Albert Ammons, the jazz style of Jelly Roll Morton and the R&B style of ...
Piano, guitar. Years active. 1968–2021. Website. www.gene-taylor.com. Gene Taylor (July 2, 1952 – February 20, 2021) was an American pianist best known for his boogie woogie style. Over a career spanning more than 50 years he accompanied many musicians, produced several solo albums and was briefly part of Canned Heat .
On Martin Luther King Day in 2011, the NPR Radio program All Things Considered broadcast a segment about Marshall, Texas, as the birthplace of the boogie-woogie style of piano playing. The broadcast described how Dr. John Tennison, a boogie-woogie musicologist in San Antonio, had shared his knowledge of the history of boogie-woogie with the ...