Piano blues
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| Piano blues | |
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| Stylistic origins | Boogie woogie Ragtime various blues styles |
| Cultural origins | Piano blues styles |
| Typical instruments | piano |
| Derivative forms | Rock and roll, R&B, swing |
Piano blues refers to a variety of blues styles, sharing only the characteristic that they use the piano as the primary musical instrument. Boogie woogie is the best known kind of piano blues, though barrelhouse, swing, R&B, rock and roll and jazz are strongly influenced by early pianists who played the blues. Notable blues pianists include Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Dr. John, and Ray Charles.
Piano Blues is also the title of an episode of Martin Scorsese's documentary series The Blues. The episode was directed by Clint Eastwood, himself an avid piano blues enthusiast and one-time jazz pianist. Eastwood interviews several blues and jazz pianists, including Marcia Ball, Pinetop Perkins, Dave Brubeck, Jay McShann, Ray Charles, and Dr. John. More information is available on the episode's website.
[edit] Notable artists
- Albert Ammons
- Leroy Carr
- Ray Charles
- James Crutchfield
- Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport
- Blind John Davis
- Fats Domino
- Champion Jack Dupree
- Cecil Gant
- Dr John
- Henry Gray
- Booker T. Laury
- Meade "Lux" Lewis
- Professor Longhair
- Willie Love
- Jay McShann
- Big Maceo Merriweather
- Amos Milburn
- Little Brother Montgomery
- Pinetop Perkins
- Henning Pertiet
- Buster Pickens
- Boogie Woogie Red
- Memphis Slim
- Sunnyland Slim
- Otis Spann
- Pinetop Smith
- Willie "The Lion" Smith
- Roosevelt Sykes
- Henry Townsend
- Mose Vinson
- Jimmy Yancey
- Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
- Silvan Zingg
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Moon Mullican
- Merrill Moore
- Joe Pullum
- Piano Red
- Speckled Red
- Little Willie Littlefield
- Chuck Miller
[edit] External links
- Piano blues on Allmusic
- Blues Piano Instructional DVD - A information rich resource for learning blues piano.
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