Pete Johnson
Sign in to saveAmerican politician (born 1948)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 181
Top works
- Wolves of the Revenue
- Winner
- Faking It
- Assassin of Pele
- Trust Me, I'm a Troublemaker
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1904-03-25
- Active to
- 1967-03-23
bluesboogie-woogiejazzjazz bluespiano bluesstride
Discography
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- 21,433
- Total plays
- 127,730
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boogie woogiejazzbluespianorhythm and blues
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.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Alexandria
- Place of death
- Clarksdale
- Occupation
- politician
- Political party
- Democratic Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
Show 6 more facts
- 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.
- relative
- Paul B. Johnson Jr.
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