Piano blues is a broad stylistic term that may refer to a variety of blues styles, sharing only the characteristic that they use the piano as the primary musical instrument and adhere to the basic harmonic structure of Blues. Some examples of piano blues may include Delta, Piedmont, Jump, New Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago styles. Boogie woogie is one of the earliest and best known styles of piano blues, pioneered by performers like Roosevelt Sykes, "The Honeydripper". though barrelhouse, swing, R&B, rock and roll and jazz are strongly influenced by early pianists who played the blues. Notable blues pianists include Roosevelt Sykes, Memphis Slim, Otis Spann, Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Dr. John, and Ray Charles.
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