On this day in 1894, blues and boogie-woogie pianist James "Jimmy" Yancey was born.
He became very popular in the 40's, composing many songs and firing up the boogie-woogie piano style, mostly instrumentals. He had his wife Estelle record vocals with him on many tracks.
He died in 1951, but his musical legacy earned him a spot in the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
Here's an instrumental number called "The Mellow Blues'; happy birthday Jimmy!
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