List of boogie woogie musicians

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Among the many boogie-woogie musicians are not only blues players, 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):

• Albert Ammons, (1907-1949) father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons
• The Andrews Sisters, known for Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar & Boogie-woogie Bugle Boy
• Axel Zwingenberger, (born 1955) German pianist and photographer of steam locomotives
• Big Joe Turner, (1911-1985), boogie woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson
• Bob Baldori (born 1943), also known as "Boogie Bob", is an American rock, blues, and boogie musician and attorney.
• Bob Seeley (born c. 1930)
• Champion Jack Dupree (1908-1992), boxer, classic New Orleans blues player
• Clarence Williams (1898-1965), mostly played in other styles but put some of the first examples of boogie woogie on record
• Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, known for Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar
• Cow Cow Davenport (1894-1945)
• Darren Deicide
• Deanna Bogart, (1960- ), boogie, blues, country, pop; keyboard & saxophone player
• Dorothy Donegan (1924-1980)
• Dr. John (Mac Rebennack, born 1940), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of Boxcar Boogie among others
• Fats Domino, (born 1928), cut some boogie pieces in the 50's, e.g. Hey La Bas, Whole Lotta Loving, Fats' Frenzy
• Frankie Ford (b. 1939), who performed Sea Cruise with Huey "Piano" Smith accompanying on the piano
• Freddie Slack (1910-1965) did the original version of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in 1940's
• Gene Taylor (born 1952) Boogie pianist who has played with Canned Heat, Blasters, Fried Bourbon etc
• George W. Thomas (1885 - c.1930)
• Georgia Tom Dorsey (1899-1993)
• Harry Gibson "The Hipster" (1915-1991)
• Hersal Thomas (c.1909-1926)
• Huey "Piano" Smith (born 1934), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
• Ike Turner, (born 1931), record producer, guitarist, piano player
• James Booker, (1939-1983), Eccentric and Flamboyant Piano Player from New Orleans
• Jerry Lee Lewis, (born 1935)
• Jimmy Yancey (1898-1951), a subtle and soulful musician, also a baseball player in the Negro Leagues
• Jools Holland, (born 1958)
• Jose Iturbi, (1895-1980), classical pianist of the 1940s who often included a boogie-woogie encore.
• Little Richard, (born 1932)
• Little Willie Littlefield (born 1931)
• Big Maceo Merriweather (1905-1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"
• Marcia Ball, (1949- )
• Meade Lux Lewis, (1905-1964) his "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early 1930 hit in the style
• Peter Chapman
• Michael Kaeshammer, (1977 or 1978-), a Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger.
• Montana Taylor (1902-1974)
• Nico Brina, (born 1969), Boogie Woogie Power, Rock'n'Roll Show, Blues Feeling
• Oscar Peterson, (1925-2007), modern jazz player, performed duo piano version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" with Keith Emerson.
• Otis Spann, (1930-1970), Delta blues and boogie player, toured solo and with Muddy Waters.
• Pete Johnson, (1904-1967) Big Joe Turner's piano partner, "Roll 'Em Pete" is named for him.
• Piano Red (1911-1985), brother of Speckled Red
• Pinetop Perkins (born 1913), Ike Turner's teacher
• 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
• Professor Longhair, (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918-1980), "Tipitina", "Mardi Gras in New Orleans"
• Romeo Nelson (1902-1974)
• Roosevelt Sykes (1906-1983)
• Sammy Price (1908-1992)
• Speckled Red (1892-1973), recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
• Tuts Washington (1907-1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
• Ulf Sandström, (born 1964) Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
• Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players

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

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