Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - Music
Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu by Huey Piano Smith
Huey Piano Smith
Artist Biography For Huey Piano Smith
An Enormously Talented Piano Player Whose Skills Influenced A Host Of Fine Players Huey ‘Piano’ Smith Born 1934 Wrote Whimsical Songs - The Most Famous Being Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - That Were As Infectious As They Were Zany. Born In New Orleans Smith Studied At The Grunewald School Of Music And Was Heavily Influenced By Professor Longhair. By The Time He Was Fifteen Smith Was Gigging With Guitar Slim. Soon After He Began Playing Lucrative Sessions And Writing Hit Songs For Other Artists. Myabe His Own Voice Left Something To Be Desired But On A Package Tour Playing Piano For Shirley & Lee Smith Decided To Hook Up With Vocalist Bobby Marchan - And The Clowns Were Formed. Their Onstage Show Was Wittily Comic The Music Tight And Entertaining And With Hits Such As ‘Pneumonia’ And ‘Don’t You Just Know It’ Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns Proved To Be A Popular Live Draw In The Late Fifties
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Biography - Huey Piano Smith
An Enormously Talented Piano Player Whose Skills Influenced A Host Of Fine Players Huey ‘Piano’ Smith Born 1934 Wrote Whimsical Songs - The Most Famous Being Rocking Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu - That Were As Infectious As They Were Zany. Born In New Orleans Smith Studied At The Grunewald School Of Music And Was Heavily Influenced By Professor Longhair. By The Time He Was Fifteen Smith Was Gigging With Guitar Slim. Soon After He Began Playing Lucrative Sessions And Writing Hit Songs For Other Artists. Myabe His Own Voice Left Something To Be Desired But On A Package Tour Playing Piano For Shirley & Lee Smith Decided To Hook Up With Vocalist Bobby Marchan - And The Clowns Were Formed. Their Onstage Show Was Wittily Comic The Music Tight And Entertaining And With Hits Such As ‘Pneumonia’ And ‘Don’t You Just Know It’ Huey ‘Piano’ Smith & The Clowns Proved To Be A Popular Live Draw In The Late Fifties
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