Piano Red
Sign in to saveAlso known as Willie Lee Perryman, Willie Perryman, Dr. Feelgood, Willie L. Perryman, William Lee Perryman
American blues musician (1911–1985)
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Vinony's link graph records 56 inbound references to Piano Red, and connects out to The Beatles, Alabama and Tennessee.
Vinony files it under 1911 births, 1985 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Group
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1985
Discography
- Picture Book1985
- Men and Women1987
- A New Flame1989
- Stars1991
- Life1995
- Blue1998
- Love and the Russian Winter1999
- Home2003
- Simplified2005
- Stay2007
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10,653
- Total plays
- 66,240
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William "Willie" Lee Perryman (October 19, 1911 - July 25, 1985), who was usually known professionally as Piano Red and later in life as Dr. Feelgood, was an American blues musician, the first to hit the pop music charts. He was a self-taught pianist who played in the barrelhouse blues style. His simple, hard-pounding left hand and his percussive right hand, coupled with his cheerful shout brought him considerable success over three decades. Willie Perryman was born on a farm near Hampton, Geor
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Georgia
- Place of death
- Atlanta
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
Show 9 more facts
- date of birth
- 1911-10-19
- date of death
- 1985-07-25
- medical condition
- albinism
- different from
- Dr. Feelgood
- pseudonym
- Piano Red
- birth name
- William Lee Perryman
- name in native language
- Willie L. Perryman
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- writing language
- English language
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