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    Biography

    One of the seminal boogie-woogie pianists, Yancey was active in and around Chicago playing house parties and clubs from 1915, yet he remained unrecorded until May 1939, when he recorded "The Fives" and "Jimmy's Stuff" for a small label. Soon after, he became the first boogie-woogie pianist to record an album of solos, for Victor. By then, Yancey's work around Chicago had ...more
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    Lyrics

  • "How Long Blues" - Hey! Piano Man
  • "How Long Blues" - Best of Jimmy Yancey
  • "How Long Blues" - Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues: Piano Blues
  • "How Long Blues" - Nobody in Mind
  • "How Long Blues" - Nothing But the Blues (Import)
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    Clips

  • Death Letter Blues
  • Cryin' in My Sleep
  • Bear Trap Blues
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