James P. Johnson
American pianist and composer (1894-1955) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 61
James Price Johnson was an American pianist and composer. A pioneer of stride piano, he was one of the most important pianists in the early era of recording, and like Jelly Roll Morton, one of the key figures in the evolution of ragtime into what was eventually called jazz.
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Fats Waller Studied under James
Eubie Blake Taught James
Benny Goodman Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Count Basie Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Sidney Bechet Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Sister Rosetta Tharpe Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Big Joe Turner Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Charlie Christian Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Big Bill Broonzy Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Sonny Terry Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Albert Ammons Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
John Hammond Produced From Spirituals to Swing
Meade Lux Lewis Duets: From Spirituals to Swing- Ida Cox Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Pete Johnson Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Jimmy Rushing Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Helen Humes Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
Hot Lips Page Duets: From Spirituals to Swing
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Johnson was a major influence on Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Tatum, Thelonious Monk, and Fats Waller, who was his student. According to Hound Dog, the 2009 biography of the song-writing partnership between Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, James P. Johnson also gave lessons to Stoller.
