Boogie Woogie Red

Boogie Woogie Red
Born
Vernon Harrison

(1925-10-18)October 18, 1925
Rayville, Louisiana, United States
DiedJuly 2, 1992(1992-07-02) (aged 66)
Detroit, Michigan, United States
GenresDetroit blues, boogie-woogie, jazz
OccupationsPianist, singer, songwriter
InstrumentsPiano, vocals
Years active1945–1992
LabelBlind Pig Records

Boogie Woogie Red (October 18, 1925 – July 2, 1992) was an American Detroit blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, singer and songwriter. At different times he worked with Sonny Boy Williamson I, Washboard Willie, Baby Boy Warren, Lonnie Johnson, Tampa Red, John Lee Hooker and Memphis Slim.

Biography

He was born Vernon Harrison in Rayville, Louisiana, and moved to Detroit in 1927. In his adolescence, he began performing in local clubs and worked alongside Sonny Boy Williamson I, Baby Boy Warren and John Lee Hooker.

In the mid-1970s, Boogie Woogie Red played solo piano at the Blind Pig, a small bar in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He recorded his own albums in 1974 and 1977 and toured Europe in that decade. Red appeared on BBC Television's Old Grey Whistle Test in May 1973.

He died in July 1992, at the age of 66, in Detroit.

Discography

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 O'Neal, Jim. "Boogie Woogie Red: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1992–1993". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  3. ↑ "BFI Film & TV Database: Boogie Woogie Red". Ftvdb.bfi.org.uk. 2009-04-16. Archived from the original on 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2014-01-25.
  4. ↑ "Boogie Woogie Red: Discography". AllMusic.com. 1925-10-18. Retrieved 2014-01-25.