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boogie-woogie artists

13 published boogie-woogie artists, led by Fats Domino, Dr. John and Ian Stewart.

At a glance

13 published boogie-woogie artists; 142 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 11 tier 2 · 2 tier 3
13
Release groups
609
Studio albums
172
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
142
Timeline events
207
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
56.6 years
Full biographies
11
Biography words
20,909

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1940s (2 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1930s1
1940s2
1950s2
1960s2
1970s1
2010s1
4 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most boogie-woogie artists. United States leads with 10.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with boogie-woogie. The most shared is blues, with 6 artists in both.

Covers from boogie-woogie

142 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Fats Domino has the most release groups (294); Albert Ammons the longest career (80 years); Dr. John the most awards (10).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Fats Domino294
Dr. John129
Jay McShann52
Charlie Musselwhite43
Albert Ammons35

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Albert Ammons80
Fats Domino74
Ivory Joe Hunter71
Dr. John68
Charlie Musselwhite59

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Dr. John10
Fats Domino8
Jay McShann6
Charlie Musselwhite4
Rob Agerbeek1

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