Pete Johnson

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Pete Johnson was an influential American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist known for his powerful, rhythmic style and collaborations with fellow pianists like Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis.

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Pete Johnson canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boogie-woogie pianist ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
musician ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
activeIn 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
associatedAct Albert Ammons ⓘ
Big Joe Turner ⓘ
Meade Lux Lewis ⓘ
associatedWith Kansas City jazz ⓘ
collaboratedWith Albert Ammons ⓘ
Big Joe Turner ⓘ
Meade Lux Lewis ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
genre boogie-woogie ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Pete ⓘ
influencedGenre early rock and roll ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
instrument piano ⓘ
movement boogie-woogie revival ⓘ
name Pete Johnson self-link ⓘ
notableEvent From Spirituals to Swing concerts ⓘ
surface form: From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall
notableRole key figure in popularizing boogie-woogie piano ⓘ
notableSong Cherry Red ⓘ
Roll 'Em Pete ⓘ
notableWork 627 Stomp ⓘ
Death Ray Boogie ⓘ
Rocket Boogie ⓘ
Roll 'Em Pete ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
pianist ⓘ
performedWith Albert Ammons ⓘ
Big Joe Turner ⓘ
Meade Lux Lewis ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Buffalo ⓘ
surface form: Buffalo, New York, United States
recordLabel Blue Note Records ⓘ
Savoy Records ⓘ
Vocalion Records ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
style driving boogie-woogie bass figures ⓘ
powerful rhythmic left-hand patterns ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Big Joe Turner → associatedAct → Pete Johnson ⓘ
Pete Johnson → name → Pete Johnson self-link ⓘ
Albert Ammons → performedWith → Pete Johnson ⓘ
Meade Lux Lewis → associatedAct → Pete Johnson ⓘ