Albert Ammons
American pianist and leading figure in the boogie-woogie revival of the late 1930s–1940s.Born in Chicago, Ammons began playing piano at age 10. After serving in WWI, he worked as a cab driver while performing in clubs. He gained national fame after the 1938 'Spirituals to Swing' concert at Carnegie Hall and formed the Boogie Woogie Trio with Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson....