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Albert Clifton Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 2, 1949) [1] was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a blues style popular from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s. [2] Life and career. Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were pianists, and he had learned to play by the age of ten.
Albert Clifton Ammons: Nacimiento: 23 de septiembre de 1907 Chicago (Estados Unidos) Fallecimiento: 2 de diciembre de 1949 Chicago (Estados Unidos) Sepultura: Lincoln Cemetery: Nacionalidad: Estadounidense: Familia; Hijos: Gene Ammons: Información profesional; Ocupación: Pianista, músico de jazz y compositor: Años activo: desde 1949 ...
During the years 1945-1949 he returned to Chicago, held down a steady gig at the Bee Hive, and periodically recorded for Mercury, backing legendary blues woman Sippie Wallace, collaborating with guitarists Lonnie Johnson and Ike Perkins, and, on April 8, 1946, sharing a memorable session with his son Gene Ammons.
Ammons's last triumph came when he was invited to play at President Harry S. Truman's inauguration in 1949, the same year as his death at the age of 32. Even following his death, the pianist continued to assert a strong influence over a new generation of pianists, including Erroll Garner and Ray Bryant.
23 de ene. de 2010 · Pianist Albert Ammons was the king of boogie-woogie, a bluesy jazz style that swept the United States, and then the world, from the late 1930s into the mid-1940s. Although his origins were modest, his powerful piano style would take him from Chicago barrooms to Carnegie Hall to the White House.
Albert Ammons (1907-1949), was an American boogie woogie pianist. Ammons started his own band in 1934 and performed at the Spirituals to Swing concert in 1938 at Carnegie Hall. This concert, among other accomplishments, sparked the boogie-woogie movement.
En el mejor momento de su carrera sufrió una parálisis de sus dos manos, pero en 1944, ya recuperado, reformaría sus Rhythm Kings. Sus últimos años transcurrieron en Chicago, en donde falleció el 2 de diciembre de 1949, víctima del alcohol.
