JOHNSON, PETE

JOHNSON, PETE. Boogie-woogie pianist (24 March 1904 in Kansas City, Missouri; 23 March 1967 in Buffalo, New York). He began his career as a drummer, playing with local groups (1922-26) led by Louis Johnson and Ernest Nichols; then turned to piano after studying with his uncle, Charles (Smash) Johnson , and others. Thereafter he performed as a soloist in local clubs, in a team with singer Joe Turner , and with groups of Clarence Love and Herman Walder . In 1938...