Yancey, James Edward(S) Jimmy

Yancey, James Edward(S) Jimmy 20 February 1898; Chicago, IL – 17 September 1951; Chicago, IL Pianist and one of the progenitors of boogie-woogie. His father was a vaudeville entertainer, brother Alonzo a ragtime pianist. Yancey toured the United States and Europe as a tap dancer and singer as a child. He was taught piano by his brother, but he also played baseball and was groundskeeper for the Chicago White Sox from 1925 to 1951. Yancey played house parties in Chicago. He was never a full-time…