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Willie Lee Perryman, who performed during his career as "Piano Red" and as "Dr. Feelgood," was a self-taught pianist who played in the barrelhouse blues style. (The term barrelhouse was used to describe a loud percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.) His performing and recording careers emerged during the period of transition between completely segregated "race music" and "rhythm and blues," which was marketed to white audiences. Perryman was born on October 19, 1911, on a farm where his parents, Ada and Henry Perryman, sharecropped near Hampton
Music Fans and Media Celebrate the Release of Piano Red's the Lost Atlanta Tapes CD With Party & Tribute Show
ATLANTA, GAA throng of music fans and media from the Southeast converged at Atlanta's Smith's Olde Bar on August 12 to celebrate the release (August 17) of the late and legendary Piano Red's The Lost Atlanta Tapes CD on Landslide Records. Produced by Michael Reeves and David Fulmer for Bang Bang Lulu Productions, The Lost Atlanta ...