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Blues & Boogie in Bloomington: Festival brings hot summer fun Aug. 13-15
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival is one of the friendliest Judy Carmichael has ever played. That's one reason Grammy-nominated jazz pianist, Steinway Artist and host of NPR's ...
Huey “Piano” Smith, New Orleans Legend Who Pioneered Funk, Dead At 89
Southern Living via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSmith’s best-known hits include “Rocking Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu,” “Don’t You Just Know...
'Ain't nothing like winning:' Pensacola's Bobby van Deusen wins old-time piano competition
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWhen it comes to competition, everybody likes to win – even pianists. “Ain’t nothing like winning,”...
Rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87
The Commercial Appeal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHe was hailed as rock 'n' roll’s first great wild man and lived long enough to be its last. Sun Records star, Million Dollar Quartet member and American...
Johnnie Johnson music festival is Saturday in Fairmont: Area musician was Chuck Berry's collaborator...
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 5—FAIRMONT — Go, Johnnie, go. Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member from Fairmont, once told an understated story about his musical collaborations ...
'Those Who Came Before' film, concert to honor Black West Virginians known for their music
The Dominion Post, Morgantown, W.Va. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 8—Johnnie Johnson, the boogie-woogie piano player and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member, once told an understated story about his collaborations with the new guy in his band. "Well, Chuck ...
Jerry Lee Lewis, Rock 'N' Roll Legend, Dead at 87
Parade via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe influential rock 'n' roll singer and pianist passed away at his home in Mississippi on Friday. Rock 'n' roll pioneer and boogie-woogie piano player...
A Good Age: Duxbury man's piano playing captures the emotion of silent films
Patriot Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDUXBURY − Richard Hughes' second life as a musician and historian began to take shape 20 years ago....
The Piana From Savannah Comes Home: Victor Wainwright at Tybee Post Theater
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoGrammy Award-nominated entertainer Victor Wainwright is nicknamed “The Piana From Savannah” for his...
First Person: Daughter pays tribute to her father, who was also a veteran and musician
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI’m a baby boomer, born and raised in Linworth, that little speck on Route 161 cleverly named with...