Mose Allison
USA
Born: 11 November 1927
Years Active: 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Styles: Bop, Hard Bop, Jazz Blues, Jump Blues/Piano Blues, Piano Blues, Vocal Jazz, Vocal/Standards, Acoustic Blues
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Not unlike his namesake, Luther Allison, pianist Mose Allison has suffered from a "categorization problem," given his equally brilliant career. Although his boogie-woogie and bebop-laden piano style is innovative and fresh sounding when it comes to blues and jazz, it is as a songwriter that Allison really shines. Allison's songs have been recorded by the Who ("Young Man Blues"), Leon Russell ("I'm Smashed"), and Bonnie Raitt ("Everybody's Cryin' Mercy"). Other admirers include Tom Waits, John Mayall, Georgie Fame, the Rolling Stones, and Van Mo...
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Influenced by
- Duke Ellington (169)
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Followers
- The Who (194)
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- Jimmy Rogers (3)
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