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