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Instrument(s) Keyboards, vocals[1] Years active. 1954–1983. Musical artist. James Carroll Booker III(December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was an American New Orleans rhythm and blueskeyboardist and singer. Flamboyant in personality and style, and possessing extraordinary technical skill on the piano, he was dubbed "the Black ...
Dec 17, 2016 · James Booker "True" Live at Montreux Jazz Festival 1978. http://bluespianosheets.com/ The incredible James Booker Documentary available now: http://www.bayoumaharajah.com/ This is just a...
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Jan 5, 2015 · James Carroll Booker III - December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983 - was a New Orleans rhythm and blues musician born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined...
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Mar 30, 2012 · A classical-music prodigy as a child, Booker grew up to originate a style of piano playing that few can emulate. Everything from his delivery of Chopin 's "Minute...
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Learn about James Booker, a New Orleans pianist who blended classical, R&B, and jazz influences. Discover his life, career, and legacy through his music, recordings, and film.
Jun 2, 2013 · Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker. Lily Keber. 2013. Ask jazz fans outside of New Orleans if they have heard of James Booker and most will lean back, rub their chin and say they know they have heard the name. Unless you lived in Europe in the seventies and eighties, where he was loved—or were lucky enough to hear ...
Mar 16, 2011 · Learn about the life and music of James Booker, a genius and flake of a pianist who influenced Dr. John and Harry Connick Jr. Read how he played with Fats Domino, Huey Smith, Joe Tex and more, and how drugs and alcohol derailed his career.
