Champion Jack Dupree

Champion Jack Dupree
Irish Channel, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Blues, boogie-woogie

William Thomas "Champion Jack" Dupree (July 23, 1909, or July 4, 1910 – January 21, 1992) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. His nickname was derived from his early career as a boxer.

Blues from the Gutter (1958)
Champion Jack's Natural & Soulful Blues (1960)
Sings The Blues (1961) '53-'55
Women Blues (1961)
Cabbage Greens (1963) 1940-1941
Trouble, Trouble (1964) rec,'61, 1994 Rem.
From New Orleans to Chicago (1966)
Champion Jack Dupree and His Blues Band (1967)
Anthologie du Blues, Vol.1 (1968)
When You Feel the Feeling You Was Feeling (1968) 2005 Rem.
Scoobydoobydoo (1969) 2005 Rem.
The Legacy of the Blues (1971) 2005 Rem.
Blues at Montreux (1972) with King Curtis
The Hamburg Session (1974)
Real Combination (1980) with Henry
I'm Growing Older Every Day (1982) '60-'62
The Death of Louis (1986) rec.'71
Shake Baby Shake (1987) '56-'57
Champion! (1988) '80-'88
Live at Burnley (1989)
Back Home in New Orleans (1990)
Blues For Everybody (1990) '51-'55
Blues Masters (1991) '60-'62
Champion Jack Dupree of New Orleans (1991) '60-'62
Forever and Ever (1991)
New Orleans Barrelhouse Boogie (1992) '40-'41
Oh Lord, What Have I Done (1992) Live 1976
Walkin' The Road (1992) '77-'83
Home (1993) rec.'69
One Last Time (1993)
All Night Long (1999) Live '72
Early Cuts (2009) 1940-1953

Roosevelt Sykes

Roosevelt Sykes
Elmar, Arkansas, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie

Roosevelt Sykes (January 31, 1906 – July 17, 1983) was an American blues musician, also known as "The Honeydripper".

The Return of Roosevelt Sykes (1960)
Feel Like Blowing My Horn (1973)
Music Is My Business (1977)
Live at Webster College, St. Louis 1st February, 1974 (1988)
The Honeydripper 1945-1960 (1991)
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1992) 1929-1930
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1992) 1930-1931
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1992) 1931-1933
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1992) 1934-1936
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 5 (1992) 1937-1939
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 6 (1992) 1939-1941
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 7 (1992) 1941-1944
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 8 (1994) 1945-1947
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 9 (1994) 1947-1951
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 10 (1994) 1951-1957
Chicago Blues Festival '70 (2002) with Homesick James and Eddie Taylor

Amos Milburn

Amos  Milburn
Houston, Texas, U.S.
R&B, boogie-woogie, jump blues

Joseph Amos Milburn, Jr. (April 1, 1927 – January 3, 1980) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and pianist, popular in the 1940s and 1950s. He was born and died in Houston, Texas.
One commentator noted, "Milburn excelled at good-natured, upbeat romps about booze and partying, imbued with a vibrant sense of humour and double entendre, as well as vivid, down-home imagery in his lyrics."

The Complete Aladdin Recordings (1994)
The Essential Recordings (2001)

Ivory Joe Hunter

Ivory Joe Hunter
Kirbyville, Texas, United States
R&B, blues, boogie-woogie, country

Ivory Joe Hunter (October 10, 1914 – November 8, 1974) was an American rhythm-and-blues singer, songwriter, and pianist. After a series of hits on the US R&B chart starting in the mid-1940s, he became more widely known for his hit recording "Since I Met You Baby" (1956). He was billed as The Baron of the Boogie, and also known as The Happiest Man Alive. His musical output ranged from R&B to blues, boogie-woogie, and country music, and Hunter made a name in all of those genres. Uniquely, he was honored at both the Monterey Jazz Festival and the Grand Ole Opry.

Mean Woman Blues (1959)
I Almost Lost My Mind (2001) 1945-1950

Willie Love

Willie Love
Duncan, Mississippi, United States
Delta blues, boogie-woogie, R&B

Willie Love Jr. (November 4, 1906 – August 19, 1953) was an American Delta blues pianist. He is best known for his association with and accompaniment of Sonny Boy Williamson II.

Greenville Smokin' (2000) 1951/1953, Willie Love & His Three Aces

Albert Ammons

Albert Ammons
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jazz, blues, boogie-woogie

Albert Clifton Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 3, 1949) was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style popular from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.

The Complete Blue Note Recordings (1989) with Meade Lux Lewis
The Chronological 1936-1939 (1993)
The Chronological 1939-1946 (1997)
1999 - Boogie Woogie Stomp (1999) with Meade Lux Lewis & Pete Johnson, 1938-1939
The Chronological 1946-1948 (2000)

Meade Lux Lewis

Meade Lux Lewis
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Boogie-woogie, piano blues

Anderson Meade Lewis (September 4, 1905 – June 7, 1964), known as Meade Lux Lewis, was an American pianist and composer, noted for his work in the boogie-woogie style. His best-known work, "Honky Tonk Train Blues", has been recorded by many artists.

Cat House Piano (1957) 1998 Rem.
The Blues Piano Artistry of Meade Lux Lewis (!961)
The Complete Blue Note Recordings (1989) with Albert Ammons
The Chronological 1927-1939 (1993)
Alternate Takes, Live Performances, Soundies, etc. (1997) 1939-1940
Boogie Woogie Stomp (1999) 1938-1939, with Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson

Robert Shaw

Robert Shaw
Stafford, Texas, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie

Robert Shaw (August 9, 1908 – May 18, 1985) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist.

The Ma Grinder (1992) rec.'63
The 1971 Party Tape (1998)

Little Willie Littlefield

Little Willie Littlefield
El Campo, Texas, U.S.
R&B, jump blues, boogie-woogie

Willie Littlefield, Jr., billed as Little Willie Littlefield (September 16, 1931 – June 23, 2013), was an American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer whose early recordings "formed a vital link between boogie-woogie and rock and roll". Littlefield was regarded as a teenage wonder and overnight sensation when in 1949, at the age of 18, he popularized the triplet piano style on his Modern Records debut single, "It's Midnight". He also recorded the first version of the song "Kansas City" (originally issued as "K. C. Lovin'"), in 1952.

Paris Streetlights (1980)
Yellow Boogie & Blues (1994)
Going Back to Kay Cee (1995) 1952-1955

Booker T. Laury

Booker T. Laury
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Boogie-woogie, blues, gospel, jazz

Lawrence (Booker T.) Laury (September 2, 1914 – September 23, 1995) was an American boogie-woogie, blues, gospel and jazz pianist and singer. Over his lengthy career, Laury worked with various musicians, including Memphis Slim and Mose Vinson, but did not record his debut album until he was almost eighty years of age. He appeared in two films.

Nothin' but the Blues (1993)
Blues on the Prowl (1994) Live

Little Brother Montgomery

Little Brother Montgomery
Kentwood, Louisiana, United States
Jazz, Blues, Boogie-woogie

Eurreal Wilford "Little Brother" Montgomery (April 18, 1906 – September 6, 1985) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer.

Tasty Blues (1961)
Chicago: The Living Legends (1962)
Chicago Blues Session (1963) 1989 Rem., with Sunnyland Slim
Bajez Copper Station (1972)
At Home (1990) 1967-1982
Complete Recorded Works (1992) 1930-1936
Goodbye Mister Blues (1993) Little Brother Montgomery's State Street Swingers
Vocal Accompaniments & Early Post-War Recordings (1994) 1930-1954

appears on:
American Folk Blues Festival '66 (1966)

Whistlin' Alex Moore

Whistlin' Alex Moore
Dallas, Texas, United States
Blues, Boogie-woogie

Whistlin' Alex Moore (November 22, 1899 – January 20, 1989) was an American blues pianist, singer and whistler. He is best remembered for his recordings of "Across the Atlantic Ocean" and "Black Eyed Peas and Hog Jowls."

From North Dallas to the East Side (1994) 1947/1960/1969

Walter Roland

Walter Roland
Ralph, Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie, jazz

Walter Roland (possibly December 20, 1902 – October 12, 1972) was an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer, noted for his association with Lucille Bogan, Josh White and Sonny Scott. The music journalist Gérard Herzhaft stated that Roland was "a great piano player... as comfortable in boogie-woogies as in slow blues," adding that "Roland – with his manner of playing and his singing – was direct and rural."

Complete Recorded Works, vol. 1 (1994) 1933
Complete Recorded Works, vol. 2 (1994) 1934-1935

Speckled Red

Speckled Red
Hampton, Georgia, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie

Rufus George Perryman (October 23, 1892 – January 2, 1973), known as Speckled Red, was an American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", exchanges of insults and vulgar remarks that have long been a part of African-American folklore.

Complete Recorded Works (1993) 1929-1938

Charlie Spand

Charlie Spand
Columbus, Mississippi, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie

Charlie Spand (born May 8, 1893; died after 1958) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer, noted for his barrelhouse style. He was deemed one of the most influential piano players of the 1920s. Little is known of his life outside of music, and his total recordings amount to only thirty-three tracks.

The Complete Paramounts (1992) 1929-1931

Cripple Clarence Lofton

Cripple Clarence Lofton
Kingsport or Burns, Tennessee, United States
Blues, boogie-woogie, twelve-bar blues

Clarence Lofton (March 28, 1887, 1896 or 1897 – January 9, 1957), credited as Cripple Clarence Lofton, was an American boogie-woogie pianist and singer born in Tennessee.

Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1991) 1935-1939
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1991) 1939-1943