Among the many boogie-woogie musicians are not only blues players,[citation needed] 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): - Bob Baldori (born 1943), also known as "Boogie Bob", is an American rock, blues, and boogie musician and attorney.
- Marcia Ball, (1949- )
- Jean-Pierre Bertrand, (1955- ), boogie, blues piano. The most known in France and one of the best in Europe
- Deanna Bogart, (1960- ), boogie, blues, country, pop; keyboard & saxophone player
- James Booker, (1939-1983), Eccentric and Flamboyant Piano Player from New Orleans
- Eden Brent, boogie-woogie player and vocalist who learned from the late great Boogaloo Ames
- Nico Brina, (born 1969), Boogie Woogie Power, Rock'n'Roll Show, Blues Feeling [1]
- Jose Iturbi, (1895-1980), classical pianist of the 1940s who often included a boogie-woogie encore.
- Michael Kaeshammer, (1977 or 1978-), a Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger.
- Joe Krown, a blues/R&B pianist/organist based in New Orleans.
- Romeo Nelson (1902-1974)
- Doug Norton, (born 1970), gospel musician, writer, and engineer; grew up in Louisiana and influenced strongly by Jimmy Swaggart, Jerry Lee Lewis, and others; performs and writes most material in a boogie/blues based style.
- Charlie Norman, Swedish piano player, most known for his boogie-woogie music.
- Renaud Patigny, The leading boogie specialist in Belgium.
- Oscar Peterson, (1925-2007), modern jazz player, performed duo piano version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" with Keith Emerson.
- Piano Red (1911-1985), brother of Speckled Red
- Pinetop Perkins (born 1913), Ike Turner's teacher
- Ross Petot
- Sammy Price (1908-1992)
- Professor Longhair, (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918-1980), "Tipitina", "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"
- Rob Rio
- Robert Wells - Considered by many to be Sweden's best pianist. Composed songs for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, as well as being the only invited pianist from the West World. He became famous in Sweden after he took part in "Så Ska Det Låta", and nowadays more famous for the concert tours with his self-composed songs. The concert tour is called "Rhapsody in Rock".
- Leon Russell
- Keito Saito,(born 1978), Japanese pianist, piano duo "Les Frères"
- Ulf Sandström (born 1964), Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
- Bob Seeley (born c. 1930)
- Robert Shaw (1908-1985), barrelhouse pianist, recorded "The Ma Grinder"
- Freddie Slack (1910-1965) did the original version of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in 1940s
- 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
- Otis Spann, (1930-1970), Delta blues and boogie player, toured solo and with Muddy Waters.
- Speckled Red (1892-1973), recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
- Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983)
[edit] Additional note Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson sometimes played together by twos or threes, an unusual practice. See main article for more information. |