Boogie woogie musicians are those artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording boogie woogie music.
A
- Rob Agerbeek (born 1937), Indonesian-born Dutch boogie-woogie and early jazz pianist
- Albert Ammons (1907–1949), American pianist, father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons
- The Andrews Sisters, American singers known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
- Winifred Atwell (1914–1983), British pianist, from Trinidad
B
- Bob Baldori (born 1943), aka "Boogie Bob", American rock, blues, and boogie-woogie musician
- Marcia Ball (born 1949), American singer and pianist
- Deanna Bogart (born 1960), American singer, pianist, and saxophonist
- Boogie Woogie Red (1925–1992), American pianist, frequent collaborator with John Lee Hooker
- James Booker (1939–1983), American pianist
- Eden Brent (born 1965), American pianist and vocalist
C
- James Crutchfield (1912–2001), "King of Barrelhouse Blues"
D
- Caroline Dahl, pianist and composer of boogie-woogie and American roots music
- Cow Cow Davenport (1894–1955), American pianist
- Blind John Davis (1913–1985), American pianist and singer
- Daryl Davis (born 1958), American pianist, singer and bandleader
- Neville Dickie (born 1937), English pianist
- Fats Domino (1928–2017), American R&B pianist and singer who recorded some boogie pieces in the 1950s
- Floyd Domino, American pianist; played for seven years with Asleep at the Wheel
- Dorothy Donegan (1922–1998), American pianist
- Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993), American pianist and gospel songwriter
- Champion Jack Dupree (1908–1992), New Orleans blues player
- Big Joe Duskin (1921–2007), American pianist
E
- William Ezell (1892–1963), Texas-born pianist who combined boogie-woogie with ragtime and blues
F
- Ernie Freeman (1922–1981), American pianist, organist, and arranger
G
- Blind Leroy Garnett (1897–1933)
- Harry Gibson, "The Hipster" (1915–1991)
- Henry Gray (1925–2020), American pianist credited with helping to create the Chicago blues piano sound
H
- Bob Hall (born 1942), English pianist
- Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
- Jools Holland (born 1958), British musician and television presenter
- Camille Howard (1914–1993), American pianist and singer
- Jörg Hegemann (born 1966), German Pianist
J
- Dr. John (1941–2019) New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of "Boxcar Boogie" among others
- Pete Johnson (1904–1967), Big Joe Turner's piano partner; "Roll 'Em Pete" was named for him
- Louis Jordan (1908–1975), American boogie and jump blues musician, songwriter and bandleader
K
- Michael Kaeshammer (born 1977), Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger
- Shizuko Kasagi (1914–1985), Japanese singer known in Japan as the "Queen of the Boogie-Woogie" (ブギの女王, Bugi no ojō)}]}
- Brendan Kavanagh (born 1967), contemporary British pianist teacher with over 1 million YouTube followers, known as "Dr K"
L
- Ladyva (Vanessa Sabrina Gnaegi) (born 1988), Swiss pianist
- Booker T. Laury (1914–1995), American pianist and singer
- Meade Lux Lewis (1905–1964), American pianist whose "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early boogie woogie hit
- Liberace (1919–1987), American pianist
- Little Willie Littlefield (1931–2013), American pianist and singer
- Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887–1957)
- Professor Longhair (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918–1980), American singer; blues, rhythm and blues, and jazz pianist
M
- Memphis Slim (1915–1988)
- Big Maceo Merriweather (1905–1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"
- Arthur Migliazza (born 1980), American blues and boogie woogie pianist.
- Moon Mullican (1909–1967), known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players" during a recording career that stretched from the 1930s through the 1960s, including hits such as "Seven Nights to Rock"; considered a major influence on Jerry Lee Lewis
N
- Romeo Nelson (1902–1974)
- Charlie Norman (1920–2005), Swedish piano player
P
- Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
- Piano Red (1911–1985), brother of Speckled Red
- Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American musician and teacher of Ike Turner
- Preacher Jack (born 1942), stage name of John Lincoln Coughlin, American pianist, recording artist on Rounder Records
- Sammy Price (1908–1992), American pianist and bandleader
R
- Maurice Rocco (1915–1976), American pianist, singer, and actor
- Walter Roland (1903–1972), American pianist, guitarist, and singer
S
- Ulf Sandström (born 1964), Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
- Bob Seeley (born 1928), American pianist
- Luca Sestak (born 1995), German boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist
- Robert Shaw (1908–1985), American barrelhouse pianist, recorded "The Ma Grinder"
- Freddie Slack (1910–1965), American pianist and bandleader, originator of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in the 1940s
- Huey "Piano" Smith (born 1934), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
- Pinetop Smith (1904–1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie-woogie hit and popularized the name for the style
- Charlie Spand (1893–after 1958)
- Speckled Red (1892–1973), American pianist and singer, recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
- Roosevelt Sykes (1906–1983), American pianist
T
- Montana Taylor (1903–1958), American pianist
- George Washington Thomas (1883–1937), American pianist and songwriter
- Hersal Thomas (c.1909–1926), American pianist and composer
- Stephanie Trick contemporary American pianist
- Big Joe Turner (1911–1985), American boogie-woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson
W
- Tuts Washington (1907–1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
- Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born 1944), American-born boogie-woogie/blues/R&B pianist
- Vince Weber (born 1953), German boogie/blues musician
- Robert Wells, Swedish pianist, singer, and composer
- Jabo Williams, American pianist and songwriter
- Mitch Woods (born 1951), American modern day boogie-woogie, jazz and jump blues pianist
Y
- Jimmy Yancey (1898–1951), American pianist, composer, and lyricist
Z
- Silvan Zingg (born 1973), Swiss pianist
- Axel Zwingenberger (born 1955), German pianist and composer
References
Bibliography
- The Story of Boogie-Woogie - A Left Hand Like God, Silvester, Peter J., The Scarecrow Press, 2009, Maryland (USA), 2nd edition, ISBN 9780810869240