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.
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==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==
;thumb|220x220px1983
*22 March 1983: The Boogie Rocks
*30 March 1983: Albert's Special Boogie
;1984
*02 July 1984: Monday Struggle
*04 July 1984 (BFBS): Swanee River Boogie (album - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
*16 July 1984: Boogie Woogie Stomp
*18 July 1984: Bass Goin' Crazy (LP - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
;1986
*20 January 1986: Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera (LP - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
*25 January 1986 (BFBS): Bass Goin' Crazy (album - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
*23 July 1986: Monday Struggle (LP - The King Of Boogie Woogie) Blues Classics
;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
*04 January 1990: Swanee River Boogie
*03 February 1990 (BFBS): 'Boogie Woogie At The Civic Opera (7")' (Mercury)
;1992
*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
*02 September 1997: Shout For Joy (album - 1936-1939) Classics
*11 September 1997 (BFBS): 'Shout For Joy (CD-Boogie Woogie Stomp)' (Delmark)
*18 September 1997 (BFBS): 'Shout For Joy (CD-Boogie Woogie Stomp)' (Delmark)
*02 October 1997: Boogie Woogie Stomp (album - Albert Ammons 1936-1939) Classics 
*21 October 1997: Suitcase Blues (album - Albert Ammons 1936-1939) Classics 
;1999
*08 September 1999: Shout For Joy (CD – Cute, (H)eh?) EMI
;2000
*03 October 2000: Monday Struggle (Arhoolie)
*12 October 2000 (Radio Eins): Monday Struggle (Arhoolie)
;2003
*16 October 2003: Cuttin' The Boogie (78) His Master's Voice (Pig's Big 78)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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