AMMONS, ALBERT C.

AMMONS, ALBERT C. Boogie-woogie pianist (1907 in Chicago, Illinois; 2 December 1949 in Chicago). Little is known of his early life. He played piano in Chicago nightclubs and for house-rent parties in the 1920s. His associates were Meade Lux Lewis and Clarence (Pine Top) Smith , who lived in the same apartment house as he. He also played with various groups, including François Moseley's Louisiana Stompers, William Barbee (1930-31), Louis Banks's Chesterfield Orchestra (1930-34), and his own...