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Boogie woogie musicians are those artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording boogie woogie music.

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  • Ernie Freeman (1922–1981), American pianist, organist, and arranger

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  • Bob Hall (born 1942), English pianist
  • Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
  • Jools Holland (born 1958), British musician and television presenter
  • Camille Howard (1914–1993), American pianist and singer

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  • 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

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  • Michael Kaeshammer (born 1977), Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger
  • Shizuko Kasagi (1914–1985), Japanese singer known in Japan as the "Queen of the Boogie-Woogie" (ブギの女王, Bugi no ojō)}]}
  • Brendan Kavanagh (born 1967), contemporary British pianist teacher with over 1 million YouTube followers, known as "Dr K"

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  • Maurice Rocco (1915–1976), American pianist, singer, and actor
  • Walter Roland (1903–1972), American pianist, guitarist, and singer

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  • Tuts Washington (1907–1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
  • Ben Waters (1974–), an English pianist best known for his Boogie-woogie style of playing. Member of The ABC & D of Boogie Woogie, the letters standing for the first names of the musicians: Axel Zwingenberger (piano), Ben Waters (piano), Charlie Watts (drums) and Dave Green (bass).
  • Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born 1944), American-born boogie-woogie/blues/R&B pianist
  • Vince Weber (1953–2020), German boogie/blues musician
  • Robert Wells, Swedish pianist, singer, and composer
  • Jabo Williams, American pianist and songwriter
  • Mitch Woods (born 1951), American modern day boogie-woogie, jazz and jump blues pianist

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  • Jimmy Yancey (1898–1951), American pianist, composer, and lyricist

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References

Bibliography

  • The Story of Boogie-Woogie - A Left Hand Like God, Silvester, Peter J., The Scarecrow Press, 2009, Maryland (USA), 2nd edition, ISBN  9780810869240