James Booker
James Booker full live @ Maple Leaf Bar 1983
Smacksie – USA Peacock
Gonzo -UK Vogue
Born 17th December 1939 – New Orleans, Louisiana
Died 8th November 1983 – New Orleans, Louisiana
James Booker was a Blues singer and virtuoso pianist whose career was cut short in 1967 when he served a year in jail for possession. Managed to revive it in the seventies. For a time he became the ‘Piano Prince of New Orleans’ with the usual trappings of Rolls Royce and Cape.
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