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Also known as Pete K. H. Johnson

American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1904-03-25
Active to
1967-03-23
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There is more than one artist called Pete Johnson. (1) Peter (Pete) Johnson (March 25, 1904 - March 23, 1967) was an American jazz and especially boogie-woogie pianist. Pete Johnson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He died in Meyer Hospital, Buffalo, NY. He began his musical career in 1922 as a drummer in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1926 to 1938 he worked as a pianist, often accompanying Big Joe Turner. In 1938 he and Turner appeared in the From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall.

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5 total works indexed

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Johnson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Kansas City
Place of death
Buffalo
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Instrument
piano
Image
Pete Johnson, New York, N.Y., ca. Aug. 1946 (William P. Gottlieb 04651).jpg
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Commons category
Pete Johnson
date of death
1967-03-23
date of birth
1904-05-03
cause of death
stroke
birth name
Kermit H. Johnson
start of work period
1922-00-00
ethnic group
African Americans
manner of death
natural causes
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