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My background includes 5 years of classical piano during the 30's and I began to play the Blues and Boogie Woogie Jazz in the early 40's. I also played piano in a dance band while in high school. During World War Two I was tutored by a black piano player in Texas in that jazz style while I was stationed there for close to a year. One time I sat in with the Les Brown band as they were getting set up for a Bob Hope USO show and was joined by several players in the band. Also did some dual piano playing with another Boogie player (May Lou Williams) at a bar in Kansas City. Also had an opportunity to listen to Pete Johnson and Albert Ammons (2 giants of Boogie) as they performed at a Chicago night club. As a result, after the war I enrolled in a music school in Chicago for a year and played at clubs around the city. However, I eventually decided to pursue another career and started college. However, I continued to play at every opportunity in clubs and bars all around the country well into the 70’s. I even won a radio competition in Seattle and made a recording in Hollywood (which went nowhere). Many times a drum and bass player would join in. 

Some of my playing is based on sheet music I purchased. Others are based on 78 RPM records I brought and radio broadcasts. In playing Boogie and Blues there are about 15 different left hand styles while the right hand  is free flowing and depends on the mood of the moment.