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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Jonas und der Zauber-Umhang - Hilfe, Bruder verhext! (Jonas und der Zauber-Umhang 1)
Pete Johnson, Marian Funk, Jonas und der Zauber-Umhang
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Kids Audio on 14 Oct 2022
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In dear old London
Jazz - Released by In dear old London on 9 Oct 2022
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Jazz - Released by turn of the tide on 9 Apr 2023
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Jonas und der Zauber-Umhang - Die geheime Schatzkarte (Jonas und der Zauber-Umhang 2)
Pete Johnson, Marian Funk, Jonas und der Zauber-Umhang
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Kids Audio on 14 Oct 2022
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Wie man im Chaos überlebt
Pete Johnson, Tabea Hilbert, Julian Horeyseck
Humour/Spoken Word - Released by Kids Audio on 24 Nov 2022
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Jumpin' With Pete Johnson
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 1 Jan 1955
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At Newport
Joe Turner, Pete Johnson, Joe Turner & Pete Johnson
Jazz - Released by Legends Live (EP) on 6 Jan 2009
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Nightingale
Jazz - Released by oldies and hits for future on 16 May 2019
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Man At His Leisure
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 31 Jul 2016
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Favourite Dish
Jazz - Released by classics & more on 16 May 2016
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