Artist Info: Pete Johnson

There is more than one artist called Pete Johnson.

(1) Peter (Pete) Johnson (March 25, 1904 - March 23, 1967) was an American jazz and especially boogie-woogie pianist.

Pete Johnson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He died in Meyer Hospital, Buffalo, NY.

He began his musical career in 1922 as a drummer in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1926 to 1938 he worked as a pianist, often accompanying Big Joe Turner. In 1938 he and Turner appeared in the From Spirituals to Swing concert at Carnegie Hall. [read more...]