Fifty years ago, Boston boogie-woogie pianist Preacher Jack saw his idol, Jerry Lee Lewis, perform at the old Boston Arena. It has remained the most influential event of his life. “I can still see it, ...
Antoine “Fats” Domino, the jovial New Orleans entertainer whose bluesy singing and boogie-woogie piano style helped launch rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s with such rollicking songs as “Blueberry Hill,” ...
MOUNT DORA — When he was a young child, Tommy Johnson came home from church, sat down at the piano and started to play “The Old Rugged Cross.” Then he took the gospel favorite and played it in the ...
Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play boogie-woogie piano music Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play his signature boogie-woogie piano music to remote ...
Sue Palmer became a San Diego favorite in the 1980s and 1990s as a key member of the bands Tobacco Road and the world-touring Candye Kane & The Swingin’ Armadillos. But when this award-winning pianist ...
Many picturesque villages in East Texas are trying to reinvent themselves as tourist destinations for weekenders from Dallas and Houston. One such town is Marshall, which was the center of the state's ...