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Albert AmmonsAlbert Ammons Albert Ammons American boogie-woogie pianist (1907–1949) Albert Clifton Ammons (March 1, 1907 – December 2, 1949)[1] was an American pianist and player of boogie-woogie, a blues style popular from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s.[2] Quick facts Background information, Born ... Albert Ammons Background information Born Albert Clifton Ammons (1907-03-01)March 1, 1907 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Died December 2, 1949(1949-12-02) (aged 42) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Genres Jazz blues boogie-woogie Occupation Musician Instrument Piano Years active 1920s–1949 Labels Blue Note Delmark Mercury Vocalion Solo Art Victor Decca V-Disc Commodore Close Life and career Ammons was born in Chicago, Illinois.[3] His parents were pianists, and he had learned to play by the age of ten. His interest in boogie-woogie is attributed… (Source: Wikipedia)
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