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American politician (born 1948)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1904-03-25
Active to
1967-03-23
bluesboogie-woogiejazzjazz bluespiano bluesstride

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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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Instance of
human
Family name
Johnson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Alexandria
Place of death
Clarksdale
Occupation
politician
Languages spoken
English language
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date of birth
1948-05-12
medical condition
hepatitis C
date of death
2025-01-20
name in native language
Pete Johnson
birth name
Patrick Hayes Johnson Jr.
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