Pat Flowers

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Pat Flowers (* 16th October 1917 in Detroit as Ivelee Patrick Flowers , † 6. October 2000 ) was an American jazz - pianist and singer.

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Pat Flowers began his career as a professional pianist at the age of 18 performing at the Uncle Tom's Cabin Club in Detroit. He then moved to New York City in 1939 , where he performed at private parties and in hotels. He then worked in Philadelphia and again in New York from 1941 to 1948 with appearances at the Swing Club, the Famous Door and various music bars in Greenwich Village ; after its discovery by John Hammond in 1941, the first recordings were made.

Since he had performed with Fats Waller at the Greenwich Village Inn at the beginning of his career , after Waller's death, his manager Ed Kirkeby tried to build Pat Flowers as a possible Waller successor and booked him for longer engagements at Ruban Bleu , Café Society and radio - Performances and recordings. In 1945 he appeared in three films, Scotch Boogie , Dixie Rhythm and Coalmine Boogie . After his return to his hometown of Detroit, Flowers had an engagement in the Baker's Keyboard Lounge , where he played intermittently until the mid-1950s. In 1946/47 he recorded under his own name with Herman Autrey , Gene Sedric and Jimmy Shirley .

In Detroit, Flowers was a well-known figure in the local jazz scene. From 1974 to 1983 he performed at the Danish Inn in Farmington (Michigan) . In the 70s there were still recordings with Slam Stewart ; In 1975 he went on a European tour with a Fats Waller Memorial Show. In his later years he worked at the Grosse Pointe Country Club in Detroit.

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SURNAME Flowers, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flowers, Ivelee Patrick (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz pianist and singer
DATE OF BIRTH October 16, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Detroit
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 2000
Place of death Detroit