PETE JOHNSON
Boogie Woogie Piano • United States
Jazz music community with review and forums
Peter (Pete) Johnson (March 25, 1904 - March 23, 1967) was an American jazz and especially boogie-woogie pianist.
Pete Johnson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He died in Meyer Hospital, Buffalo, NY.
He began his musical career in 1922 as a drummer in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1926 to 1938 he worked as a pianist, often accompanying Big Joe Turner. In 1938 he and Turner appeared in the From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall. This concert started a boogie-woogie craze, and Turner and two other performers at the concert, Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons, worked together afterwards at Café Society for a long time; they also toured and recorded together.
The song, "Roll 'em, Pete", featuring Turner on vocals and Johnson on piano, was one of the first rock and roll records. Another self-referential title was their "Johnson And Turner Blues". In 1949, he also wrote
read more...
PETE JOHNSON Online Videos
No PETE JOHNSON online videos available. Search and add one now.
Buy PETE JOHNSON music
More places to buy jazz & PETE JOHNSON music
PETE JOHNSON Discography
PETE JOHNSON albums / top albums
PETE JOHNSON EPs & splits
PETE JOHNSON live albums
PETE JOHNSON demos, promos, fans club and other releases (no bootlegs)
PETE JOHNSON re-issues & compilations
![]()
PETE JOHNSON singles (0)
PETE JOHNSON movies (DVD, Blu-Ray or VHS)
PETE JOHNSON Reviews
No PETE JOHNSON music reviews posted yet.
PETE JOHNSON Movies Reviews
No PETE JOHNSON movie reviews posted yet.
PETE JOHNSON Shouts
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!