Willie Littlefield, Jr., billed as Little Willie Littlefield (September 16, 1931 – June 23, 2013), was an American R&B and boogie-woogie pianist and singer whose early recordings "formed a vital link between boogie-woogie and rock and roll". Littlefield was regarded as a teenage wonder and overnight sensation when in 1949, at the age of 18, he popularized the triplet piano style on his Modern Records debut single, "It's Midnight". He also recorded the first version of the song "Kansas City" (originally issued as "K. C. Lovin'"), in 1952.
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Pee Wee Crayton
American R&B and blues guitarist and singer
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American musician
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Charley Booker
American musician
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Joe Liggins
American R&B, jazz and blues pianist
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Amos Milburn
American rhythm and blues singer, and pianist
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Albert Ammons
American jazz pianist, recording artist
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Roy Brown
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American vocal group in the 1940s and 1950s
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Rob Agerbeek
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Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne
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Bob Gaddy
American East Coast blues and rhythm and blues pianist, singer and songwriter
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Pinetop Perkins
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Arnold Wiley
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Jimmy Liggins
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Little Willie Jackson
American jazz and rhythm and blues saxophonist, bandleader and occasional vocalist
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Slim Harpo
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Earl Palmer
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Pinetop Smith
American boogie-woogie style blues pianist
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Milt Buckner
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Cecil Gant
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Willard McDaniel
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Johnny Otis
American singer, musician, composer, and record producer
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Frankie Lee Sims
American singer-songwriter and electric blues guitarist