Rockin' Songs with Piano

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Rockin' Songs with Piano

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Does anyone else really enjoy a strong piano in a rockin' song?
I've been listening to and trying to find more of this sound.
I'm a big fan of The Jim Jones Revue and of course Jerry Lee Lewis.
I love the song "From a Buick 6" by Gary US Bonds and I feel this is the main reason why "Julie's Been Working for the Drug" is one of my Clash favorites.

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Hello,

Pretty much this whole album rocks (or boogie woogies - the musicians here will classify this better than I).


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Remember getting the dvd "Rockin Pianos" a few years back with Jerry Lee, Fats & Ray Charles in concert together. Absolutely brilliant stuff. One of my favourite music things ever.

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Charlie Rich is pretty great. Also Sonny Burgess.
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Little Richard/Esquerita/Fats Domino
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Always loved this fucked up Zeppelin song:


Featuring Ian Stewart of The Stones who has plenty of great contributions to that band.
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Kory wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 1:59pm
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Mojo Nixon's old bamd the Toadliquors had a great piano player Pete "Wet Dawg" Godon. Checkout the album Mojo did with Jello Biafra, great piano on there.

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Marky Dread wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 1:15pm
Little Richard/Esquerita/Fats Domino
It seems like it was a more prevalent in the 50's. Which is a shame because as much as I like the Jim Jones Revue, even he kinda changed musical direction with Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind.
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revbob wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 2:34pm
Mojo Nixon's old bamd the Toadliquors had a great piano player Pete "Wet Dawg" Godon. Checkout the album Mojo did with Jello Biafra, great piano on there.
I'll definitely check it out.
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matedog wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 2:13pm
Always loved this fucked up Zeppelin song:


Featuring Ian Stewart of The Stones who has plenty of great contributions to that band.
See thats a real fun song that I missed by not being into Led Zepplin. A hidden gem for me.

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I've been Mott obsessed lately, "All the Way From Memphis" fits here. "Editions of You" from Roxy Music is a great one.
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JChampion wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 2:43pm
Marky Dread wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 1:15pm
Little Richard/Esquerita/Fats Domino
It seems like it was a more prevalent in the 50's. Which is a same because as much as I like the Jim Jones Revue, even he kinda changed musical direction with Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind.
Definitely a lot more of a prominent instrument back then.
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My humanity
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The end of liberty


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No fuchsias for you.

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Marky Dread wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 2:52pm
JChampion wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 2:43pm
Marky Dread wrote:
01 Apr 2021, 1:15pm
Little Richard/Esquerita/Fats Domino
It seems like it was a more prevalent in the 50's. Which is a same because as much as I like the Jim Jones Revue, even he kinda changed musical direction with Jim Jones and The Righteous Mind.
Definitely a lot more of a prominent instrument back then.
Agreed and me being a teenager in the New Wave 80's with keyboards, I missed out. LOL
In my advancing old age, my music has become a lot more eclectic.

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