List of boogie woogie musicians

Boogie woogie musicians are those artists who are primarily recognized as writing, performing, and recording boogie woogie music.

A

 * Rob Agerbeek (1937–2023), Indonesian-born Dutch boogie-woogie and early jazz pianist
 * Dave Alexander (1938–2012), aka 'Omar Sharriff", American blues pianist
 * Albert Ammons (1907–1949), American pianist, father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons
 * The Andrews Sisters, American singers known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
 * Winifred Atwell (1914–1983), British pianist, from Trinidad

B

 * Bob Baldori (born 1943), aka "Boogie Bob", American rock, blues, and boogie-woogie musician
 * Marcia Ball (born 1949), American singer and pianist
 * Black Ivory King (1899–1947), American pianist and singer, best known for his original version of the then popular train blues song, "The Flying Crow"
 * Deanna Bogart (born 1960), American singer, pianist, and saxophonist
 * Boogie Woogie Red (1925–1992), American pianist, frequent collaborator with John Lee Hooker
 * James Booker (1939–1983), American pianist
 * Eden Brent (born 1965), American pianist and vocalist

C

 * James Crutchfield (1912–2001), "King of Barrelhouse Blues"

D

 * Caroline Dahl, pianist and composer of boogie-woogie and American roots music
 * Cow Cow Davenport (1894–1955), American pianist
 * Blind John Davis (1913–1985), American pianist and singer
 * Daryl Davis (born 1958), American pianist, singer and bandleader
 * Neville Dickie (born 1937), English pianist
 * Fats Domino (1928–2017), American R&B pianist and singer who recorded some boogie pieces in the 1950s
 * Floyd Domino, American pianist; played for seven years with Asleep at the Wheel
 * Dorothy Donegan (1922–1998), American pianist
 * Thomas A. Dorsey (1899–1993), American pianist and gospel songwriter
 * Champion Jack Dupree (1908–1992), New Orleans blues player
 * Big Joe Duskin (1921–2007), American pianist

E

 * William Ezell (1892–1963), Texas-born pianist who combined boogie-woogie with ragtime and blues

F

 * Ernie Freeman (1922–1981), American pianist, organist, and arranger

G

 * Blind Leroy Garnett (1897–1933)
 * Harry Gibson, "The Hipster" (1915–1991)
 * Henry Gray (1925–2020), American pianist credited with helping to create the Chicago blues piano sound

H

 * Bob Hall (born 1942), English pianist
 * Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
 * Jools Holland (born 1958), British musician and television presenter
 * Camille Howard (1914–1993), American pianist and singer
 * John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist

J

 * Dr. John (1941–2019), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of "Boxcar Boogie" among others
 * Pete Johnson (1904–1967), Big Joe Turner's piano partner; "Roll 'Em Pete" was named for him
 * Louis Jordan (1908–1975), American boogie and jump blues musician, songwriter and bandleader

K

 * Michael Kaeshammer (born 1977), Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger
 * Shizuko Kasagi (1914–1985), Japanese singer known in Japan as the "Queen of the Boogie-Woogie" (ブギの女王)}]}
 * Brendan Kavanagh (born 1967), contemporary British pianist teacher with over 1 million YouTube followers, known as "Dr K"

L

 * Ladyva (Vanessa Sabrina Gnaegi) (born 1988), Swiss pianist
 * Booker T. Laury (1914–1995), American pianist and singer
 * Meade Lux Lewis (1905–1964), American pianist whose "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early boogie woogie hit
 * Liberace (1919–1987), American pianist
 * Little Willie Littlefield (1931–2013), American pianist and singer
 * Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887–1957)
 * Professor Longhair (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918–1980), American singer; blues, rhythm and blues, and jazz pianist

M

 * Barrelhouse Buck McFarland (1903–1962)
 * Memphis Slim (1915–1988)
 * Big Maceo Merriweather (1905–1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"
 * Arthur Migliazza (born 1980), American blues and boogie woogie pianist.
 * Moon Mullican (1909–1967), known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players" during a recording career that stretched from the 1930s through the 1960s, including hits such as "Seven Nights to Rock"; considered a major influence on Jerry Lee Lewis

N

 * Romeo Nelson (1902–1974)
 * Charlie Norman (1920–2005), Swedish piano player

P

 * Oscar Peterson (1925–2007), Canadian jazz pianist and composer
 * Piano Red (1911–1985), brother of Speckled Red
 * Piano "C" Red (1933–2013), Chicago blues and boogie-woogie pianist, singer and composer
 * Honey Piazza (born 1951), West Coast blues and boogie-woogie pianist
 * Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American musician and teacher of Ike Turner
 * Preacher Jack (born 1942), stage name of John Lincoln Coughlin, American pianist, recording artist on Rounder Records
 * Sammy Price (1908–1992), American pianist and bandleader

R

 * Maurice Rocco (1915–1976), American pianist, singer, and actor
 * Walter Roland (1903–1972), American pianist, guitarist, and singer

S

 * Ulf Sandström (born 1964), Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
 * Bob Seeley (born 1928), American pianist
 * Luca Sestak (born 1995), German boogie-woogie, blues and jazz pianist
 * Robert Shaw (1908–1985), American barrelhouse pianist, recorded "The Ma Grinder"
 * Freddie Slack (1910–1965), American pianist and bandleader, originator of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in the 1940s
 * Huey "Piano" Smith (1934–2023), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
 * Pinetop Smith (1904–1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie-woogie hit and popularized the name for the style
 * Charlie Spand (1893–after 1958)
 * Speckled Red (1892–1973), American pianist and singer, recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
 * Roosevelt Sykes (1906–1983), American pianist known as the Honeydripper, he recorded "Forty-Four", "Driving Wheel" and "Night Time Is the Right Time".

T

 * Montana Taylor (1903–1958), American pianist
 * George Washington Thomas (1883–1937), American pianist and songwriter
 * Hersal Thomas (c.1909–1926), American pianist and composer
 * Stephanie Trick, contemporary American pianist
 * Big Joe Turner (1911–1985), American boogie-woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson

W

 * Tuts Washington (1907–1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
 * Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born 1944), American-born boogie-woogie/blues/R&B pianist
 * Vince Weber (1953–2020), German boogie/blues musician
 * Robert Wells, Swedish pianist, singer, and composer
 * Jabo Williams, American pianist and songwriter
 * Mitch Woods (born 1951), American modern day boogie-woogie, jazz and jump blues pianist

Y

 * Jimmy Yancey (1898–1951), American pianist, composer, and lyricist

Z

 * Silvan Zingg (born 1973), Swiss pianist
 * Axel Zwingenberger (born 1955), German pianist and composer