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American jazz pianist, recording artist (1907–1949)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1907-03-01
Active to
1949-12-02
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Albert C. Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 2, 1949) was an American boogie-woogie pianist. Ammons formed his own band in 1934, and in 1938 performed in the Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall, which among other achievements launched the boogie-woogie craze. He and two other performers at the concert, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson, became the leading boogie-woogie pianists of the day. The three worked together at Café Society and also toured and recorded as a trio. <a href="https://w

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date of birth
1907-09-23
date of death
1949-12-05
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Albert Ammons
birth name
Albert Clifton Ammons
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