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Albert Ammons

Albert Ammons

Actor, Composer

Died December 5, 1949

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"Boogie-woogie" pianist Albert Ammons was born in 1907 in Chicago, IL. He grew up listening to the blues and "barrelhouse" piano players that inhabited the city's famed jazz scene. He drove a taxi while trying to break into the music business, and one day he ran into fellow driver (and jazz pianist) Meade 'Lux' Lewis. The two hit it off and became close friends, even sharing an apartment for a period. A resident of that apartment building was yet another jazz pianist, Pinetop Smith. The three became close and often played together.

Ammons hit his stride in the Chicago blues scene in the early 1930s and cut his first album in 1936 with his group The Rhythm Kings. He went to New York and played in The Cafe Society, a nightclub that featured "boogie-woogie" musicians, and at one point played in Harry James' and Benny Goodman's bands. He joined Lionel Hampton's band in 1949, but his health--which hadn't been good--began to deteriorate rapidly. He died in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1949.

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Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Poster

Blue Note - A Story of Modern Jazz Documentary1997Self

Goodnight Sweden TV Movie1994Self

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Poster

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music Documentary1993Self - Performer

That's Black Entertainment Poster

That's Black Entertainment Documentary1990Self

Jazz Greats Poster

Jazz Greats Documentary1982Self

Adventures in Jazz Poster

Adventures in Jazz TV Series1949Self

Swingtime Jamboree Poster

Swingtime Jamboree Feature Film1946

Boogie-Woogie Dream Poster

Boogie-Woogie Dream Short Film1944Self

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Boogie-Doodle Poster

Boogie-Doodle Short Film1941

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