List of boogie woogie musicians

Among the many boogie-woogie musicians are not only blues players,^{[citation needed]} but rock and roll, and country musicians as well, and at least one classical musician.

Musicians noted for playing boogie-woogie (many of whom also perform in other styles):

A

• Albert Ammons, (1907–1949) father of bebop tenorman, Gene Ammons
• Andrews Sisters, known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" and "Boogie-woogie Bugle Boy"
• Winifred Atwell (1914–1983) British pianist, from Trinidad

B

• Bob Baldori (born 1943), also known as "Boogie Bob", is an American rock, blues, and boogie-woogie musician and attorney.
• Marcia Ball, (born 1949)
• Big Clayton Watson Boogie Woogie, blues, and gospel. "America's Piano Player"
• Deanna Bogart, (born 1960), boogie, blues, country, pop; keyboard & saxophone player
• James Booker, (1939–1983)
• Craig Brenner, (born 1948)
• Eden Brent

C

• Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"
• Cripple Clarence Lofton

D

• Caroline Dahl, pianist and composer of boogie-woogie and American roots music.
• Cow Cow Davenport (1894–1945)
• Blind John Davis (1913–1985)
• Neville Dickie
• Dorothy Donegan (1922–1998)
• Georgia Tom Dorsey (1899–1993)
• Dr. John (born 1940), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of "Boxcar Boogie" among others
• Champion Jack Dupree (1908–1992), boxer, and New Orleans blues player
• Big Joe Duskin (1921–2007)

E

• William Ezell (1892–1963), Texas born pianist, who combined boogie-woogie with ragtime and blues. He was a regular studio pianist at Paramount Records from 1927 to 1931.

F

• Fats Domino, (born 1928), recorded some boogie pieces in the 1950s, e.g. "Hey La Bas", "Whole Lotta Loving", "Fats' Frenzy"
• Wayne Federman (born 1959), originated "Liver Lips Boogie"
• Ella Fitzgerald with The Ink Spots covered "Cow Cow Boogie".
• Frankie Ford (born 1939), who performed "Sea Cruise" with Huey "Piano" Smith accompanying on the piano
• Floyd Domino
• Ernie Freeman (1922 - 1981)

G

• Harry Gibson "The Hipster" (1915–1991)
• Henry Gray, (born 1925, Kenner, Louisiana) credited with helping to create the Chicago blues piano sound

H

• Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
• Jools Holland, (born 1958) British musician and television presenter
• Camille Howard, American pianist and singer
• Bob Hall

J

• Pete Johnson, (1904–1967) Big Joe Turner's piano partner; "Roll 'Em Pete" was named for him.

K

• Michael Kaeshammer, (born 1977 or 1978), a Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger.
• Joe Krown, a blues/R&B pianist/organist based in New Orleans.

L

• Booker T. Laury
• Jerry Lee Lewis, (born 1935)
• Meade Lux Lewis, (1905–1964) his "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early 1930 hit in the style
• Liberace, (1919–1987)
• Little Richard, (born 1932)
• Little Willie Littlefield (born 1931)

M

• Memphis Slim (1915–1988)
• Big Maceo Merriweather (1905–1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"

N

• Romeo Nelson (1902–1974)
• Charlie Norman, Swedish piano player

P

• Bill Payne, piano player for Little Feat
• Oscar Peterson, (1925–2007), modern jazz player, performed duo piano version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" with Keith Emerson.
• Piano Red (1911–1985), brother of Speckled Red
• Pinetop Perkins (1913-2011), Ike Turner's teacher
• Ross Petot
• Sammy Price (1908–1992)
• Professor Longhair, (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918–1980), "Tipitina", "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"

R

• Boogie Woogie Red - (1925–1985) Born in Rayville, Louisiana as Vernon Harrison, Red was a boogie-woogie and piano blues pianist on the Detroit blues scene who recorded two albums for Blind Pig Records. He also recorded and performed frequently with John Lee Hooker.
• Walter Roland
• Leon Russell
• Robert Roth - Austrian Boogie Pianist

S

• Keito Saito, (born 1978), Japanese pianist, piano duo "Les Frères"
• Ulf Sandström (born 1964), Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
• Bob Seeley (born c. 1930)
• Omar Shariff (born 1938)
• Robert Shaw (1908–1985), barrelhouse pianist, recorded "The Ma Grinder"
• Freddie Slack (1910–1965) did the original version of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in 1940s
• Huey "Piano" Smith (born 1934), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
• Clarence "Pine Top" Smith (1904–1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie-woogie hit and popularized the name for the style
• Charlie Spand (unknown)
• Otis Spann, (1930–1970), Delta blues and boogie player, toured solo and with Muddy Waters.
• Speckled Red (1892–1973), recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
• Roosevelt Sykes (1906–1983)

T

• Gene Taylor (born 1952) Boogie pianist who has played with Canned Heat, Blasters, Fried Bourbon etc.
• Montana Taylor (1902–1974)
• George W. Thomas (1885-c.1930)
• Hersal Thomas (c.1909-1926)
• Big Joe Turner, (1911–1985), Boogie-woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson
• Ike Turner, (1931–2007), record producer, guitarist, piano player

W

• Tuts Washington (1907–1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
• Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born 1944), American born, Canada resident pianist, who combines boogie-woogie with blues and R&B
• Vince Weber (born 1953), German Boogie / Blues musician
• Robert Wells - Composed songs for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, as well as being the only invited pianist from the Western World. He became famous in Sweden after he took part in "Så Ska Det Låta", and nowadays more famous for the concert tours with his self-composed songs.
• Clarence Williams (1898–1965), mostly played in other styles but put some of the first examples of boogie-woogie on record
• Jabo Williams
• Mitch Woods (born 1951), modern day boogie-woogie, jazz and jump blues pianist

Y

• Jimmy Yancey (1898–1951)

Z

• Silvan Zingg
• Axel Zwingenberger, (born 1955) German pianist and composer

Additional note

Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson sometimes played together by twos or threes, an unusual practice. See Boogie-woogie for more information.