Jimmy Yancey
African American boogie-woogie pianist
Died when: 57 years 209 days (690 months)Star Sign: Aquarius
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James Edwards Yancey (February 20, c. 1895 – September 17, 1951) was an American boogie-woogie pianist, composer, and lyricist. One reviewer described him as "one of the pioneers of this raucous, rapid-fire, eight-to-the-bar piano style".
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