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B.B. King called Perkins, who played locally, “one of last great Mississippi Bluesmen.” In this 2009 file photo, Grammy winning blues pianist Joe Willie ‘Pinetop’ Perkins gestures during a ...
Known for his electrifying live shows, boogie-woogie and blues pianist Henri Herbert is acclaimed as one of the most thrilling musicians on the contemporary blues and rock scene. His dazzling ...
When it comes to stylistic range, inventiveness and technique, Emmet Cohen (born 1990) has few equals in in his cohort of jazz pianists. In pianist Brandon Goldberg (born 2006), however, Cohen may ...
In 1938, jazz/blues pianist and singer Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe—better known as Jelly Roll Morton—sat down behind the grand piano at the Library of Congress’s Coolidge Auditorium. It was at ...
Ann Rabson, blues pianist and co-founder of Saffire-The Uppity Blues Women, will perform a free concert open to the public in Mojo's at River Music Experience at 7 p.m., Wednesday, ...
According to a press release, the Billtown Blues Association will welcome immensely talented guitarist and singer-songwriter Johnny Burgin for a performance at 7 p.m. on Sept. 13 at The Side Bar, 345 ...
Huntsville's Clay Swafford helps carry torch for boogie-woogie blues piano.
Brown created an expressive style of music that blended rough Texas blues with the soft glamour of Hollywood. Charles shaped ...
It is always a fine homecoming when legendary jazz pianist Monty Alexander plays Blues Alley, as he will do Sunday evening through Thursday. "I started playing [there] so long ago ?-- in the '70s.