Booker T. Laury
American pianist and singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lawrence "Booker T." Laury (September 2, 1914 ā September 23, 1995)[2] was an American boogie-woogie, blues, gospel and jazz pianist and singer.[1] Laury worked with Memphis Slim and Mose Vinson but did not record his debut album until he was in his late sixties.[3] He appeared in two films; Great Balls of Fire!, the biopic about Jerry Lee Lewis' early career, and the documentary Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads, in which musicologist, writer and blues producer Robert Palmer, along with Dave Stewart from the band Eurythmics, interview and play with blues musicians from Memphis, Tennessee, and the North Hill Country of Mississippi.
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Birth name | Lawrence Laury |
Born | (1914-09-02)September 2, 1914 Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
Died | September 23, 1995(1995-09-23) (aged 81) Memphis, Tennessee |
Genres | Boogie-woogie, blues, gospel, jazz[1] |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer |
Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
Years active | 1930sā1995 |