Piano Red

Piano Red
Born: Oct 19, 1911 in Hampton, GA
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Died: Jul 25, 1985 in Decatur, GA
Genre: Blues
Styles: Piano Blues, Early R&B, Boogie-Woogie
Biography: Willie Perryman went by two nicknames during his lengthy career, both of them thoroughly apt. He was known as Piano Red because of his albino skin pigmentation for most of his performing life. But they called him Doctor Feelgood during the '60s, and that's precisely what his raucous, barrelhouse-styled ...Read full biography
Blues, Blues, Blues
Released: 1992
Label: Black Lion
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Originally release in the mid-1970s on LP as Ain't Gonna Be Your Lowdown Dog No More, this 1992 CD covers parts of two sets from Piano Red's very successful Montreux concerts. Piano Red treats his huge ...Read full review
Jump Man, Jump
Released: 1956
Label: Groove
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Raucous barrelhouse blues and boogies with a hot R&B combo on these swinging sides. ~ Bill Dahl, All Music Guide ...Read full review
More Piano Red albums: Main Albums (13), Compilations (6)
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