Jimmy Yancey

piano · 1895–1951 · Chicago

Chicago pianist, he did not record until 1939, by which time he had already influenced a whole generation of boogie pianists. He worked for a long time as a groundskeeper for the White Sox and performed at Carnegie Hall in 1948 with his wife Estelle.

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Styles

• Boogie-woogie
• Chicago

Landmark tracks

• State Street Special (1939)

Sources

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