BarrelhousePiano.org examines music of blues pianists from the classic era. Artists can be browsed alphabetically with the menu link at the top left. While the focus of this site is on piano solos, some vocal blues with piano accompaniment and ensembles with piano will also be covered.
Latest updates:
October 25, 2018 – Wesley Wallace
October 23, 2018 – George W. Thomas (new material added)
April 24, 2017 – Book and CD Review – Washington Phillips and His Manzarene Dreams
March 29, 2017 – Book Review – How Blues Evolved
March 2, 2017 – Book Review – Long Lost Blues
February 24, 2017 – Book Review – Merit, Not Sympathy, Wins: The Life and Times of Blind Boone
January 4, 2017 – CD Review – Deep South Piano CD Box Set
October 29, 2016 – Doug Suggs
September 1, 2016 – Henry Townsend
August 6, 2016 – Book Review – I’d Rather Be the Devil: Skip James and the Blues
July 25, 2016 – Book Review – Deep South Piano: The Story of Little Brother Montgomery
July 23, 2016 – Book Review – All Over the Map: True Heroes of Texas Music
July 7, 2016 – Book Review – Blind Boone: Missouri’s Ragtime Pioneer
July 5, 2016 – Book Review – A Blues Life: Henry Townsend as told to Bill Greensmith
June 28, 2016 – Robert Shaw
June 24, 2016 – Seger Ellis
June 23, 2016 – ‘Barrelhouse’ Buck McFarland
June 22, 2016 – George W. Thomas
June 18, 2016 – Huddie Ledbetter
June 17, 2016 – ‘Cripple’ Clarence Lofton
June 13, 2016 – Jabo Williams
June 10, 2016 – Arthur ‘Montana’ Taylor
June 4, 2016 – Les Copeland
May 31, 2016 – Charles ‘Cow Cow’ Davenport