American songwriter
Boogie Woogie Red |
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Birth name | Vernon Harrison |
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Born | (1925-10-18)October 18, 1925 Rayville, Louisiana, United States |
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Died | July 2, 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 66) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
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Genres | Detroit blues, boogie-woogie, jazz[1] |
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Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer, songwriter |
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Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
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Years active | 1945–1992 |
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Labels | Blind Pig Records |
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Boogie Woogie Red (October 18, 1925 – July 2, 1992)[2] was an American Detroit blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter.[1] At different times he worked with Sonny Boy Williamson I, Washboard Willie, Baby Boy Warren, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, John Lee Hooker and Memphis Slim.[2]
Biography
He was born Vernon Harrison in Rayville, Louisiana,[2] and moved to Detroit in 1927.[1] In his adolescence, he began performing in local clubs and worked alongside Sonny Boy Williamson I, Baby Boy Warren and John Lee Hooker.[1]
In the mid-1970s, Boogie Woogie Red played solo piano at the Blind Pig, a small bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He recorded his own albums in 1974 and 1977 and toured Europe in that decade.[1] Red appeared on BBC Television's Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1973.[3]
He died in July 1992, at the age of 66, in Detroit.[2]
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