Mr. Drums Meets Mr. Piano - Music
Mr. Drums Meets Mr. Piano by Pete Johnson
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Artist Biography For Pete Johnson
There Is More Than One Artist Called Pete Johnson. 1 Peter Pete Johnson March 25 1904 - March 23 1967 Was An American Jazz And Especially Boogie-Woogie Pianist. Pete Johnson Was Born In Kansas City Missouri. He Died In Meyer Hospital Buffalo NY. He Began His Musical Career In 1922 As A Drummer In Kansas City Missouri. From 1926 To 1938 He Worked As A Pianist Often Accompanying Big Joe Turner. In 1938 He And Turner Appeared In The From Spirituals To Swing Concert At Carnegie Hall. This Concert Started A Boogie-Woogie Craze And Turner And Two Other Performers At The Concert Meade Lux Lewis And Albert Ammons Worked Together Afterwards At Café Society For A Long Time They Also Toured And Recorded Together. The Song "Roll 'Em Pete" Featuring Turner On Vocals And Johnson On Piano Was One Of The First Rock And Roll Records. Another Self-Referential Title Was Their "Johnson And Turner Blues". In 1949 He Also Wrote And Recorded "Rocket 88 Boogie" A Two-Sided Instrumental Not To Be Confused With The Ike Turner 1951 Hit "Rocket 88". In The Late '40s Johnson Recorded An Early Concept Album Pete's House Warmin' In Which He Starts Out Playing Alone Supposedly In New Empty House And Is Joined There By J. C. Higgenbotham J.C. Heard And Other Kansas City Players. Each Has A Solo Single Backed By Pete And Then The Whole Group Plays A Jam Session Together. On This Album Johnson Shows His Considerable Command Of Stride Piano And His Ability To Work With A Group. In 1950 He Moved To Buffalo New York But Despite Problems With His Health Continued To Tour And Record Notably With Jimmy Rushing Turner And Jazz At The Philharmonic. A Stroke In 1958 Left Him Partly Paralyzed. His Last Years Were Troubled By Illness And Poverty. Johnson Made One Final Appearance At Hammond's January 1967 "Spirituals To Swing" Concert Playing The Right Hand On A Version Of "Roll 'Em Pete" Two Months Before His Death. He Died In Meyer Hospital Buffalo New York In March 1967 At The Age Of 62. 2 Pete Johnson Is A British Blues Harmonica Player Who Worked In The Netherlands In The 1980's. See Http //www.Discogs.Com/Pete-Johnson-Blowin-The-Family-Jewels/release/2772826
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There Is More Than One Artist Called Pete Johnson. 1 Peter Pete Johnson March 25 1904 - March 23 1967 Was An American Jazz And Especially Boogie-Woogie Pianist. Pete Johnson Was Born In Kansas City Missouri. He Died In Meyer Hospital Buffalo NY. He Began His Musical Career In 1922 As A Drummer In Kansas City Missouri. From 1926 To 1938 He Worked As A Pianist Often Accompanying Big Joe Turner. In 1938 He And Turner Appeared In The From Spirituals To Swing Concert At Carnegie Hall. This Concert Started A Boogie-Woogie Craze And Turner And Two Other Performers At The Concert Meade Lux Lewis And Albert Ammons Worked Together Afterwards At Café Society For A Long Time They Also Toured And Recorded Together. The Song "Roll 'Em Pete" Featuring Turner On Vocals And Johnson On Piano Was One Of The First Rock And Roll Records. Another Self-Referential Title Was Their "Johnson And Turner Blues". In 1949 He Also Wrote And Recorded "Rocket 88 Boogie" A Two-Sided Instrumental Not To Be Confused With The Ike Turner 1951 Hit "Rocket 88". In The Late '40s Johnson Recorded An Early Concept Album Pete's House Warmin' In Which He Starts Out Playing Alone Supposedly In New Empty House And Is Joined There By J. C. Higgenbotham J.C. Heard And Other Kansas City Players. Each Has A Solo Single Backed By Pete And Then The Whole Group Plays A Jam Session Together. On This Album Johnson Shows His Considerable Command Of Stride Piano And His Ability To Work With A Group. In 1950 He Moved To Buffalo New York But Despite Problems With His Health Continued To Tour And Record Notably With Jimmy Rushing Turner And Jazz At The Philharmonic. A Stroke In 1958 Left Him Partly Paralyzed. His Last Years Were Troubled By Illness And Poverty. Johnson Made One Final Appearance At Hammond's January 1967 "Spirituals To Swing" Concert Playing The Right Hand On A Version Of "Roll 'Em Pete" Two Months Before His Death. He Died In Meyer Hospital Buffalo New York In March 1967 At The Age Of 62. 2 Pete Johnson Is A British Blues Harmonica Player Who Worked In The Netherlands In The 1980's. See Http //www.Discogs.Com/Pete-Johnson-Blowin-The-Family-Jewels/release/2772826
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