Jimmy Yancey

James Edwards "Jimmy" Yancey (February 20, 1898 - September 17, 1951) was an American pianist who was famous for his boogie woogie playing.

Biography
Yancey was born in Chicago in 1895 or 1898. His older brother Alonzo Yancey  was also  a pianist ; their father was a guitarist.  Yancey started his career as a singer in traveling shows. He was a well known pianist by 1915, and influenced younger musicians, such as Meade Lux Lewis and Albert Ammons.

Most of his records were solo piano, but later  in his career he also recorded with vocals by his wife, Estelle Yancey, under the name 'Jimmy and Mama Yancey'. They recorded the first album which was ever recorded by the famous label Atlantic Records.
Throughout his life, Yancey kept a job as groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox.

Yancey died of a stroke  in Chicago on September 17, 1951. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.

 Other websites 
 [ Jimmy Yancey] at Allmusic
 Jimmy Yancey  at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Category:Blues musicians
Category:Blues pianists
Category:Boogie Woogie pianists
Category:Musicians from Chicago
Category:1898 births
Category:1951 deaths