Big Joe Duskin

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Joseph L. "Big Joe" Duskin (born February 10, 1921 , Birmingham , Alabama , † May 6, 2007 ) was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist.

Life

Big Joe started playing the piano when he was seven. He accompanied the sermons of his father, the Reverend Perry Duskin, in church. After moving to Cincinnati , Ohio , he heard Fats Waller and Pete Johnson on the local radio station who became his first great influences. Big Joe played in local clubs. During the Second World War he continued to play the piano in the troop support, where he met his great idols Albert Ammons and Meade Lux Lewis .

After the end of World War II, his father made him promise not to gamble while he was alive. This had a bad effect on his career as the Reverend Perry was 105 years old. Big Joe became a cop and worked for the post office.

In the early 1970s he began, encouraged by blues historian Steven C. Tracy, with concert tours throughout Europe and the United States. At this time he made his first record, which was followed by numerous others. In 2007, Big Joe Duskin died of complications from diabetes.

Discography (selection)

  • Cincinnati Stomp (1978) - Arhoolie
  • Don't Mess with the Boogie Man (1988) - Indigo
  • Down the Road a Piece (1990) (live album) - Wolf
  • Big Joe Jumps Again! Cincinnati Blues Session (2004) - Yellow Dog
  • Live at Quai de Blues (2004) (live album) - Virgin

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2007.html 2007
  2. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2007/jun/19/guardianobituaries.obituaries The Guardian obituaries
  3. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000760697 Allmusic biography
  4. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000760697 All Music Discography
personal data
SURNAME Duskin, Big Joe
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Duskin, Joseph L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American musician
DATE OF BIRTH February 10, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Birmingham , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH May 6, 2007