Pete Johnson

Peter (Pete) Johnson (March 24/25, 1904 - March 23, 1967) was an American jazz pianist best known as a leading boogie-woogie player.

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March 24 - 25 - 1904 - March 23 - 1967 - American - Jazz - Pianist - Boogie-woogie

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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 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.

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1922 - Kansas City, Missouri - 1926 - 1938 - Big Joe Turner - Carnegie Hall - Meade Lux Lewis - Albert Ammons - Café Society

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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.

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1950 - Buffalo, New York - Jimmy Rushing - Jazz at the Philharmonic

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