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- George Washington Thomas Jr. (March 9, 1883 – March 6, 1937) was an American blues and jazz pianist and songwriter. He wrote several influential early boogie-woogie piano pieces including "The New Orleans Hop Scop Blues", "The Fives", and "The Rocks", which some believe he may have recorded himself under the name Clay Custer.
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He wrote several influential early boogie-woogie piano pieces including "The New Orleans Hop Scop Blues", "The Fives", and "The Rocks", which some believe he may have recorded himself under the name Clay Custer.
Mar 10, 2019 · His contributions, written for piano, include one of the first songs with a Boogie Woogie style bass line, New Orleans Hop Scop Blues, as well as the first recorded Boogie Woogie piece, The Rocks (Cunningham & Cunningham, 2015). Over time, Thomas would write over one hundred Blues pieces, perform piano solos, and accompany countless famous ...
Dec 7, 2006 · George taught his younger brother, Hersal to play the piano. George and Hersal, both pioneers of the boogie-woogie piano style, helped to popularize the blues in Chicago during the 1920s. In 1914 George became a partner of Clarence Williams, and they formed a publishing business in New Orleans.
Apr 20, 2018 · In 1922, George W. and Hersal Thomas wrote and published their classic boogie woogie composition, ‘The Fives,’ inspired by the sounds of railroad travel. This instrumental became so synonymous with 1920s boogie-woogie piano in Chicago, pianists needed to play it when auditioning for work.
George Washington Thomas, named after both his father and the man known as the "Father of Our Country," was himself a father of, or at least major contributor to, the piano style that would evolve into boogie-woogie.
George W. Thomas is considered a primary developer of boogie woogie and the closest he ever got to that style may be Shorty George Blues. Although the sheet music was published in 1924, George Thomas and vocalist Tiny Franklin made a recording of Shorty George Blues in December of 1923.
He wrote several influential early boogie-woogie piano pieces including "The New Orleans Hop Scop Blues", "The Fives", and "The Rocks", which some believe he may have recorded himself under the name Clay Custer.
