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List of boogie woogie musicians

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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 (died 1930), 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
  • John Lee Hooker (1912 or 1917–2001) American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist

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

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References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness Limited, page 563, (1995); ISBN 1-56159-176-9

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