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Albert Ammons (* 1. März 1907 in Chicago, Illinois; † 2. Dezember 1949 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Pianist, der hauptsächlich durch seine Boogie-Woogie-Interpretationen und Kompositionen bekannt wurde.
In 1949 he played at the inauguration of President Harry S. Truman. [9] During his last years, Ammons played mainly at the Beehive Club and the Tailspin Club in Chicago. Four days before he died, he had been at the Yancey apartment listening to Don Ewell and Jimmy Yancey play.
In den 1940er Jahren war Ammons Teil des Lionel Hampton Orchestras und spielte auch bei der Inauguration von Präsident Harry S. Truman im Jahr 1949. In seinen letzten Jahren spielte Ammons hauptsächlich im Beehive Club und Tailspin Club in Chicago. Ammons starb im Alter von 42 Jahren an natürlichen Ursachen. Geschichte von Boogie-woogie.
23. Jan. 2010 · Biography. Articles. News. Has Influenced. Pianist Albert Ammons was the king of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style that swept the United States, and then the world, from the late 1930s into the mid-1940s. Although his origins were modest, his powerful piano style would take him from Chicago barrooms to Carnegie Hall to the White House.
Albert Ammons (* 23. September 1907 in Chicago, Illinois; † 2. Dezember 1949 ebenda) war ein US-amerikanischer Pianist, der hauptsächlich durch seine Boogie-Woogie-Interpretationen und Kompositionen bekannt wurde. Leben und Wirken. Ammons, der Sohn eines Pianistenehepaars, lernte bereits mit zehn Jahren das Klavierspielen.
Though the international craze for boogie woogie soon petered out, Ammons continued to work steadily throughout the 1940s. He recorded for the Mercury label from September 1945 until January 1949, sometimes partnered with his son, the outstanding tenor sax player Gene Ammons (1925-1974). The Mercury recordings have sometimes been dismissed as ...
Ammons performed the melody “Old Folks at Home”, over a boogie-woogie bass. Gene Nobles, pioneering rhythm and blues disc jockey, used the recording as a theme song on WLAC radio in 1950s. He continued to work steadily until his death in 1949. In fact, he was there for Harry S. Truman’s inauguration that year. Gene Ammons, tenor ...
