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Boogie Woogie Red (October 18, 1925 – July 2, 1992)[2] was an American Detroit blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter.[1] He variously worked with Sonny Boy Williamson I, Washboard Willie, Baby Boy Warren, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, John Lee Hooker and Memphis Slim.[2]
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- 1Biography
- 2Discography
- 3See also
- 4References
- 5External links
Biography[edit]
He was born Vernon Harrison in Rayville, Louisiana,[2] moving to Detroit in 1927.[1] In his adolescence, he began performing in local clubs and went on to work alongside Sonny Boy Williamson I, Baby Boy Warren and John Lee Hooker.[1]
In the mid 1970s, Boogie Woogie Red used to play solo piano at the Blind Pig, a small bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He recorded his own albums in 1974 and 1977, and toured Europe that same decade.[1] Red appeared on BBC Television’s Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1973.[3]
He died in Detroit, in July 1992, at the age of 66.[2]
Discography[edit]
- Live at the Blind Pig (1974) – Blind Pig Records
- Red Hot (1977) – Blind Pig Records[4]
See also[edit]
- List of boogie woogie musicians
- List of Detroit blues musicians
References[edit]
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d e O’Neal, Jim. “Boogie Woogie Red”. AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to:a b c d Doc Rock. “The Dead Rock Stars Club 1992 – 1993”. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- Jump up^ “BFI | Film & TV Database | Boogie Woogie Red”. Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- Jump up^ “Boogie Woogie Red | Discography”. AllMusic. 1925-10-18. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
External links[edit]
- Mini biography and photograph at Blindpigrecords.com
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 1992 deaths
- American blues pianists
- American blues singers
- American jazz pianists
- American male singers
- Songwriters from Louisiana
- Boogie-woogie pianists
- Detroit blues musicians
- 20th-century American singers
- Blues musicians from Louisiana
- 20th-century American pianists
- Singers from Louisiana
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