George Washington Thomas Jr. (March 9, 1883 – March 6, 1937) was an American blues and jazz pianist and songwriter. He wrote several influential early boogie-woogie piano pieces including "The New Orleans Hop Scop Blues", "The Fives", and "The Rocks", which some believe he may have recorded himself under the name Clay Custer.
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Hersal Thomas
American songwriter
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Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Hociel Thomas
American vaudeville and blues singer
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Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Axel Zwingenberger
German musician
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Meade Lux Lewis
American pianist and composer
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Jimmy Blythe
American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist
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Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Bob Seeley
American musician
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Bernice Edwards
American musician and singer
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Champion Jack Dupree
American blues pianist
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Boogie Bill Webb
American Louisiana blues and R&B guitarist, singer and songwriter
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Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer
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Mitch Woods
American boogie-woogie, jump blues and jazz musician
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Jimmy Yancey
African American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist
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Rob Agerbeek
Dutch musician
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Cow Cow Davenport
American musician
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Cripple Clarence Lofton
American musician
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Sammy Price
American pianist
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Big Maceo Merriweather
American Chicago blues pianist and singer
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Pinetop Perkins
American blues pianist
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Huey "Piano" Smith
American musician
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Speckled Red
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
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Richard M. Jones
American musician
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William Ezell
United StatesAmerican blues, jazz, ragtime and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
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Blind Leroy Garnett
musical artist
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King Oliver
American jazz cornet player and bandleader
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Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
musical artist
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Bob Baldori
American musician
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Robert Shaw
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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Charlie Spand
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer
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Clarence Williams
American jazz pianist, composer, promoter, vocalist, theatrical producer, and publisher
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Marcia Ball
American blues singer and pianist
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Vince Weber
German musician
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Rob Cooper
musical artist
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Booker T. Laury
American boogie-woogie, blues, gospel and jazz pianist and singer
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Cecil Gant
American musician
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Maurice Rocco
American pianist and actor
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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter
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Little Willie Littlefield
American R&B pianist and singer
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Tuts Washington
American Louisiana blues pianist
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Pinetop Sparks
American blues pianist
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Snooks Eaglin
American musician
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Arnold Wiley
American pianist (1898-1964)
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Blind John Davis
American musician
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Pete Johnson
American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, songwriter
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Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Professor Longhair
African-American blues musician
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Dr. John
American singer-songwriter (1941-2019)
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Harry Gibson
American musician
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Otis Spann
American Chicago blues pianist
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Jools Holland
musician and television personality
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Kid Ory
American jazz trombonist
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Joshua Altheimer
pianist
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Jabo Williams
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist
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Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist
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Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
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Big Joe Duskin
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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Original Dixieland Jass Band
American jazz band
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Ray Bryant
American pianist
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Jimmie Noone
American musician
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Fats Domino
American R&B musician
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Wingy Manone
American musician
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Willie Love
American Delta blues pianist
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Ian Stewart
British musician and tour manager