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 is a broad stylistic term that may refer to a variety of blues styles, sharing only the characteristic that they use the piano as the primary musical instrument and adhere to the basic harmonic structure of Blues. Some examples of piano blues may include Delta, Piedmont, Jump, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago styles. Boogie woogie is one of the earliest and best known styles of piano blues, pioneered by performers like Roosevelt Sykes, "The Honeydripper". 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.
Notable artists [edit]
- Albert Ammons
- Leroy Carr
- Ray Charles
- James Crutchfield
- Barbara Sutton Curtis
- 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
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