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Neworleans Piano Styles Huey Piano Smith

The document discusses two influential early rock and roll musicians, Fats Domino and Huey 'Piano' Smith. It describes Domino's string of hits in the late 1950s and 1960s, including a cover of the Beatles song 'Lady Madonna'. It then discusses Smith's career in the 1950s, noting some of his biggest hits and detailing his distinctive piano playing style, including techniques like shuffled notes, crushed notes, and tremolos.

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Neworleans Piano Styles Huey Piano Smith

The document discusses two influential early rock and roll musicians, Fats Domino and Huey 'Piano' Smith. It describes Domino's string of hits in the late 1950s and 1960s, including a cover of the Beatles song 'Lady Madonna'. It then discusses Smith's career in the 1950s, noting some of his biggest hits and detailing his distinctive piano playing style, including techniques like shuffled notes, crushed notes, and tremolos.

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Domino's string of hits ended in the late 1960s with the British Inr-asion. His final hit was
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woogie styles, Jelly Roll Morton, Fats Domino, and professor Lt'rnEharr.

His biggest hits were "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie \\bogre
Flu," "Don't You Just Know It," and "High Blood pressure,, in the r-ears
1957-58. These novelty tunes were inspired by chiidren's srreer poems
d!td, j ump-rope rhythms.

Smith was best known for his shuffling righr hand. Here's an example.

Figure 35 - Huey Smith shuffle style


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