Albert Ammons/Lewis/Johnson

One of the three great practioners of boogie woogie piano (along with Pete Johnson and Meade "Lux" Lewis), Albert Ammons was also one of the outstanding blues players of the '30s and '40s. His influence extends not just to jazz musicians but to R&B and rock & roll as well.

• Fats Waller
• James P. Johnson
• Meade Lux Lewis
• Pete Johnson
• Willie "The Lion" Smith

• Cow Cow Davenport
• Earl Hines & His Orchestra
• Jelly Roll Morton
• Teddy Wilson

• Erroll Garner
• Johnnie Johnson
• Jools Holland
• Keith Emerson
• Leon Russell
• Otis Spann
• Rocket 88

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