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Born: September 04, 1905 in Chicago, IL
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's
Died: June 07, 1964 in Minneapolis, MN
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the three great boogie-woogie pianists (along with Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson) whose appearance at John Hammond's 1938 Spirituals to Swing concert helped start the boogie-woogie craze, Meade "Lux" Lewis was a powerful if somewhat limited p ...More >>

Discography: 1962 Boogie Woogie House Party 1961 Blues Piano Artistry of Meade Lux Lewis 1956 Out of the Roaring 20's 1954 Yancey's Last Ride 1954 Tidal Boogie More >>

Filmograpy:

1998	Music Classics, Vol. 8
1961	America's Music: Chicago and All That Jazz
1947	New Orleans

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Similar Artists: Pete Johnson Jay McShann Roosevelt Sykes Winifred Atwell James P. Johnson More >>

Influenced By: Jimmy Yancey More >> Followers: Bill Ramsey Al Bundy Katie Webster Johnnie Johnson Hadda Brooks More >>

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