James Edwards Yancey (February 20, 1894 or 1895 or 1901 – September 17, 1951) was an American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer described him as "one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar piano style".
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Meade Lux Lewis
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Cripple Clarence Lofton
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Cow Cow Davenport
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Jimmy Blythe
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Estelle Yancey
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Pete Johnson
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William Ezell
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George Washington Thomas, Jr.
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Bob Seeley
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Montana Taylor
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Pinetop Perkins
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Charlie Spand
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Pinetop Smith
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Harry Gibson
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Sammy Price
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Maurice Rocco
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Cecil Gant
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Mitch Woods
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Champion Jack Dupree
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Silvan Zingg
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Joshua Altheimer
pianist
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Roosevelt Sykes
American blues musician
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Jabo Williams
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist
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Dick Wellstood
American jazz pianist
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Mose Vinson
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Dave Alexander
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Bob Hall
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Bob Milne
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Caroline Dahl
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Big Maceo Merriweather
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Arthur Migliazza
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Bob Baldori
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Buster Smith
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Pinetop Sparks
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Big Joe Duskin
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist
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Walter Roland
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Ian Stewart
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James P. Johnson
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Dora Carr
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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
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Billie Pierce
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Booker T. Laury
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Sippie Wallace
American blues and jazz singer
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Jimmy Liggins
American R&B guitarist and bandleader
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Little Brother Montgomery
American jazz, boogie-woogie and blues pianist and singer
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Whistlin' Alex Moore
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Muggsy Spanier
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Ken Kersey
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Barrelhouse Buck McFarland
musical artist
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Rob Cooper
musical artist
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Vince Weber
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Michael Kaeshammer
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Amos Milburn
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Boogie Woogie Red
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Junior Mance
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Stephanie Trick
American pianist
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Speckled Red
American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer