Boogie Woogie Red | |
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Birth name | Vernon Harrison |
Born | (1925-10-18)October 18, 1925 Rayville, Louisiana, United States |
Died | July 2, 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 66) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
Genres | Detroit blues, boogie-woogie, jazz |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Years active | 1945–1992 |
Labels | Blind Pig Records |
Boogie Woogie Red (October 18, 1925 – July 2, 1992) was an American Detroit blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. At different times he worked with Sonny Boy Williamson I, Washboard Willie, Baby Boy Warren, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, John Lee Hooker and Memphis Slim.
Biography
He was born Vernon Harrison in Rayville, Louisiana, and moved to Detroit in 1927. In his adolescence, he began performing in local clubs and worked alongside Sonny Boy Williamson I, Baby Boy Warren and John Lee Hooker.
In the mid-1970s, Boogie Woogie Red played 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 in that decade. Red appeared on BBC Television's Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1973.
He died in July 1992, at the age of 66, in Detroit.
Discography
- Live at the Blind Pig (1974), Blind Pig Records
- Red Hot (1977), Blind Pig Records
See also
References
- ^ O'Neal, Jim. "Boogie Woogie Red: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1992–1993". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- "BFI Film & TV Database: Boogie Woogie Red". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
- "Boogie Woogie Red: Discography". AllMusic.com. 1925-10-18. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
External links
Categories:- 1925 births
- 1992 deaths
- American blues pianists
- American male jazz pianists
- American blues singers
- American jazz pianists
- Songwriters from Louisiana
- Boogie-woogie pianists
- Detroit blues musicians
- 20th-century American singers
- Blues musicians from Louisiana
- 20th-century American pianists
- Singers from Louisiana
- People from Rayville, Louisiana
- Jazz musicians from Louisiana
- 20th-century American male singers
- Blind Pig Records artists
- American male songwriters
- 20th-century American songwriters