Pete Johnson
Pete Johnson was one of the three great boogie-woogie pianists (along with Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis) whose sudden prominence in the late '30s helped make the style very popular. Originally a drummer, Johnson switched to piano in 1922. He was part of the Kansas City scene in the 1920s and '30s, often accompanying singer Big Joe Turner. Producer John Hammond discovered him in 1936 and got him to play at the Famous Door in New York. After taking part in Hammond's 1938 Spirituals to Swing Carnegie Hall concert in 1938, Johnson started recording regularly and appeared on an occasional basis with Ammons and Lewis as the Boogie Woogie Trio. He also backed Turner on some classic records. Johnson recorded often in the 1940s and spent much of 1947-1949 based in Los Angeles. He moved to Buffalo in 1950 and, other than an appearance at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, he was in obscurity for much of the decade. A stroke later in 1958 left him partly paralyzed. Johnson made one final appearance at John Hammond's January 1967 Spirituals to Swing concert, playing the right hand on a version of "Roll 'Em Pete" two months before his death.
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Jazz Piano Starring Erroll Garner And Pete Johnson (Hq Remastered)
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The Boogie Woogie Trio, Vol. 1
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson
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Flapping Wings
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Moonshine And Music
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Barrelhouse Breakdown / 627 Stomp (All Tracks Remastered)
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Climbin' and Screamin' / Let 'Em Jump (All Tracks Remastered)
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Goin' Away Blues (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
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The Boogie Woogie Trio, Vol. 2
Albert Ammons, Meade Lux Lewis, Pete Johnson
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Magic Winter Sounds
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Come Here Again With My Best Music
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Listen This Music
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The Best Hits
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Guitar Town Music
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Santas Favorite Hits
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Turn On The Knobs
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