Albert Ammons

Albert Ammons
Background information
Birth nameAlbert Clifton Ammons
Born(1907-03-01)March 1, 1907
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedDecember 2, 1949(1949-12-02) (aged 42)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
Years active1920s–1949
Labels

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]

  1. ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 64. ISBN 978-0313344237.
  2. ^ Cook, Richard (2005). Richard Cook's Jazz Encyclopedia. London: Penguin Books. p. 12. ISBN 0141006463.