Piano blues
For Clint Eastwood directed film, see Piano Blues (film).
| Piano blues | |
|---|---|
| Stylistic origins | Boogie woogie, ragtime, blues |
| Cultural origins | African American |
| Typical instruments | Piano |
| Derivative forms | R&B, swing, rock and roll, jazz |
Piano blues is a catch-all term for blues genres that are structured around the piano as the primary musical instrument. Boogie woogie is one of the best known styles of piano blues.[1] Swing, R&B, rock and roll and jazz are strongly influenced by blues piano.[2] Notable blues pianists include Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Dr. John, and Ray Charles.[3]
Blues pianists
- Albert Ammons
- Amos Milburn
- Barrelhouse Chuck
- Big Maceo Merriweather
- Blind John Davis
- Boogie Woogie Red
- Booker T. Laury
- Buster Pickens
- Cecil Gant
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Chuck Miller
- Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport
- Dr. John
- Eddie Boyd
- Fats Domino
- Henry Gray
- Henry Townsend
- James Booker
- James Crutchfield
- Jay McShann
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Jimmy Yancey
- Joe Pullum
- Junior Mance
- Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
- Lafayette Leake
- Leroy Carr
- Little Brother Montgomery
- Little Willie Littlefield
- Meade "Lux" Lewis
- Memphis Slim
- Merrill Moore
- Moon Mullican
- Mose Vinson
- Otis Spann
- Piano Red
- Pinetop Perkins
- Pinetop Smith
- Professor Longhair
- Ray Charles
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Silvan Zingg
- Speckled Red
- Sunnyland Slim
- Willie "The Lion" Smith
- Willie Love
References
- ↑ Deane, Lorde. "Boogie Woogie". Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ Jackie, Do. "Fats Domino Biography". rockhall.com.
- ↑ Feliz. "Piano blues artists". allmusic.com.
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