Roots of Blues -- Jimmy Yancey „Rolling The Stone"

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Recorded: Chicago, April 1939 Jimmy Yancey (p) James Edwards "Jimmy" Yancey (February 20, 1898 - September 17, 1951) was an African American pianist, composer, and lyricist, most noted for his piano work in the boogie-woogie style. Yancey was born in Chicago in (depending on the source) 1894, 1895, or 1898. His older brother Alonzo Yancey was a pianist as well; their father was a guitarist. Yancey started performing as a singer in traveling shows during his childhood. He was a noted pianist ...

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