LP - Vince Weber: The Boogie Man - Piano Blues & Boogie Woogie

Vince Weber: The Boogie Man - Piano Blues & Boogie Woogie LP

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German blues and boogie-woogie pianist. Heres a clear, concise summary of the key points:

Born: 1953 in Hamburg, West Germany.
Musical beginnings: Started piano at age 10 (1963). His sister introduced him to blues records (Lightnin' Hopkins, Champion Jack Dupree, Taj Mahal, etc.).
Early career: By 16, he played in Hamburg harbor bars, met pianist Hans-Georg Möller (who got him into boogie-woogie) and comedian Otto Waalkes (who booked him as an opener).
Debut album: The Boogie Man (1975, on Waalkes' Rüssl Räckords). It won the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis 1976. He also began a long-running monthly gig at Hamburgs Fabrik (14 years).
International work: First U.S. trip in 1978.
Radio career: Became a DJ at NDR in 1980, hosting a weekly blues show.
Collaborations: Played with Big Joe Williams, Abi Wallenstein, Henry Heggen, Axel Zwingenberger, Jay Mcshann, James Booker, Chuck Berry, and Champion Jack Dupree.
Later years: Illness limited his performances.
Death: February 23, 2020, in Hamburg, aged 66.