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30 de mar. de 2012 · Reviving James Booker, The 'Piano Prince Of New Orleans' An upcoming documentary highlights the life of the man many called New Orleans' best pianist in a hundred years.
16 de mar. de 2011 · By Lee Pons March 16, 2011 Updated: April 10, 2020 2 Comments 12 Mins Read. James Booker at New Orleans Jazz Festival, 1978. American Blues Scene would like to introduce our newest writer, Lee Pons. Regular readers might recognize the name — Lee is an extremely talented blues pianist who’s been blowing up the blues community the ...
Years active. 1954–1983. James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist and singer. Flamboyant in personality and style, and possessing extraordinary technical skill on the piano, he was dubbed "the Black Liberace ." [2]
The Piano Prince of New Orleans by James Booker released in 1976. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
James Booker, the self-described ''Piano Prince of New Orleans,'' died Tuesday of a heart attack in his New Orleans apartment. He was 43. Mr. Booker's two-fisted, syncopated...
Known variously as the “Piano Prince of New Orleans,” the “Bayou Maharajah,” and the “Black Liberace,” Booker’s style suggests a uniquely Louisiana hybrid of Jelly Roll Morton and Louis Moreau Gottschalk, plus contemporary material from his own lifetime.
30 de mar. de 2012 · A classical-music prodigy as a child, Booker grew up to originate a style of piano playing that few can emulate. Everything from his delivery of Chopin 's "Minute Waltz" to his rendition of "Black Night" highlighted his talent: spiders on the keys, heart on his sleeve.
