John Peel Wiki

Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

Steve W

READ MORE

John Peel Wiki
in: Artists

Albert Ammons

Sign in to edit
Albert Ammons

Albert Clifton Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 2, 1949) was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a blues style popular from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.

Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois. His parents were pianists, and he had learned to play by the age of ten. His interest in boogie-woogie is attributed to his close friendship with Meade Lux Lewis and also his father's interest in the style. Both Albert and Meade would practice together on the piano in the Ammons household. From the age of ten, Ammons learned about chords by marking the depressed keys on the family pianola (player piano) with a pencil and repeated the process until he had mastered it. He also played percussion in a drum and bugle corps as a teenager and was soon performing with bands in clubs in Chicago. After World War I he became interested in the blues, learning by listening to the Chicago pianists Hersal Thomas and the brothers Alonzo and Jimmy Yancey.

(read more on Wikipedia)

Links to Peel[]

Peel seemed to have first started playing Albert Ammons' material in the 1980's, according to available tracklistings on this site. However, it is more likely Peel probably heard of the pianist before the 80's. Ammons' music was played by Peel between the 80's and early 90's via mostly various compilation albums. In 2003, Peel played Albert Ammons collaboration with Pete Johnson called 'Cuttin' The Boogie', which was part of the Pig's Big 78.

Shows Played[]

The_Boogie_Rocks_-_Original

The Boogie Rocks - Original

1983
1984
1986
1987
  • 04 March 1987: Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera (LP - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
  • 10 March 1987: Boogie Woogie (LP - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
1989
  • 11 July 1989: 'Boogie Woogie' (LP-The King Of Boogie Woogie)
  • 22 July 1989 (BFBS): 'Monday Struggle (Compilation LP-Barrel-House Blues And Boogie Woogie Vol. 2)' (Storyville)
1990
1992
  • 16 May 1992: Monday Struggle
  • 24 May 1992 (BFBS): Boogie Woogie Stomp (split album with Meade "Lux" Lewis, Blind John Davis - The Kings Of Boogie Woogie) Vogue Productions
  • 29 May 1992: Boogie Woogie Stomp (split album with Meade "Lux" Lewis, Blind John Davis - The Kings Of Boogie Woogie) Vogue Productions
1997
1999
2000
2003

External Links[]

Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.