Three versions - the two alternate takes followed by the released one of Swanee River Boogie by Albert Ammons on the Mercury label 7th Feb 1946. No it's not a real video!!!
He was a great musician. So much fun to hear and watch him. He was in love with his music. LuckyLuca99 has a great Swanee video, also. Luca is the next great Boogie star, I think.
This remarkable fellow plays as the happiest Man in the world... The teeth has no any meaning in this case... More important of all are his remarkable smile and his remarkable hands... He is a Great Musician...
this is t\stil the best pice off music that i ever have hearing in my i live afther 20 or more years stil goose bumps on my arms from i have it it all hearing 1000 times i have a orginele LP from it olso Superrrrrrrrrrr
Albert Ammons forever! He played so easily! Unforgetable! His "swanee river boogie" now is a standard in the repertory of all boogie piano player! Justin Bieber???? Should I know him! I don't think so!!!!"
@jfsa380 Hallo,thanks for your comment re mine on Swanee River boogie. Not sure what you mean by a memo. But l have seen this happen before,where video clips don't match the soundtrack. There is one of Meade Lux Lewis where what we see and what he's actually playing are different. Perhaps the piece was from a recording which was never filmed and the provider was just showing the artist in one that was as a means to an end. Either way...damned good stuff l reckon !
Hoss Allen was great friend of mine. He was had a tremendous influence on popular misuc. Didn't know this was his theme song. I am going to go learn it now!!!!!
You're correct of course,this isn't Swanee River Boogie.It is in fact Boogie Woogie Dream.If you look to Albert Ammons right you can just see another player with him. This is Pete Johnson. Check the full piece from the lists opposite,,it matches exactly. As far as I'm aware there is no actual film of Ammons playing Swanee,so this was just used to give an impression,as it were.
For a film where Albert Ammons' playing matches the film, search for 'Boogie Woogie Dream.' You'll also find another boogie king, Pete Johnson and an introduction by Lena Horne.
how the time has changed from this music to rap,rock, and heavy metal. i say there is bearly any music that compares with this classics besides: ragtime, dixie, foxtrot, western, and folk
The film is 'Boogie Woogie Dream'. Pete Johnson has been cut out. The soundtrack replaced with Ammons Swanne River Boogie. However it's always great to hear Albert, pity there was not much film though. Chas. (Mr Boogie Woogie) Hall
The two alternate takes are on the cd Albert ammons 1936-1946 -alternate takes, radio performances unissued recordings on the Document label DOCD-1008. The released version is on lots of ammons cds
As a kid back in the 50's, I heard Swanee River Boogie as the opening tune on Randy's Record Shop ,a rhythm and blues program heard at 11PM on WLAC-AM, Nashville , Tn, which had a special 50,000 watt "skywave" signal, broadcasting only at night. ( It was a low power station AM in daytime hours. ) Randys sold records over the air. A similar WLAC program that played earlier at 10PM was Ernies Record Shop, also a Rhythm and Blues format, with the very popular John Richbourg,as the featured DJ. WLAC -AM at night had a huge coverage area, ranging from east Texas up to Michigan and down to the Caribeann. Ernies also had an opening instrumental featuring a piano theme. Can anybody name that tune and the artist(s)?
Don't know the song, but I was listening to the same stations back then in North Carolina. Played a lot of what was called "race records" which where I lived was a big no no so we did it on the sly.
I listened to WLAC nearly every weekday night from 1955 until 1957, and Swannee River Boogie by Albert Ammons was the theme song every night for the Randy Record Shop show at 10:15pm until 11pm Central time. This DJ for this show was Gene Nobles, NOT Hoss Allen. Hoss Allen was the host for Dance Hour, which ran from 11pm to midnight. I cannot remember any specific theme song for this show. Don Martin
I might have met you in Brugge, Belgium when I played with King Ernest. Love this version.. Carl "Sonny" Leland and I play together sometimes. Johnny Morgan
they play it it in right tempo ,sometime others when they play it ,they are in a hurry to let to see how fast they can play, you must bound the notes together to a nice play and albert ammons was a master in it .
The sound really is "Swanee River Boogie" (second take, as far as I know), but the movie is "Boogie Woogie Dream". Actually two completely different things...
#Jazz Mer. 8022 Albert Ammons - Swanee River Boogie / I Don't Want To See You Gene Ammons (tenor saxophone -2) Albert Ammons (piano) Ike Perkins (guitar) Israel Crosby (bass) Jack Cooley (drums -1, drums, vocals -2) Chicago, IL, July 2, 1946 1. 430-1 Swanee River Boogie 2. 432-3 I Don't Want To See You (If You Can't See You By Myself)
c'mon boys (or girls) - be reasonable. if you look at the few words describing this you'll see that its the released version of Swanee river boogie and two alternate takes for boogie woogie enthusiasts with Ammons cut in from Boogie Woogie Dream to make it slightly more interesting and annoy Pete Johnson fans
You bloody nutter, these two guys were the GREATEST boogie players who ever lived EVERYBODY copied them.Try keeping that left hand going as smooth as they do and play with your right..You have to be very SPECIAL.
This the video from Boogie Woogie Dream-Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson. This piece is not being played anywhere near the speed of the piece from the video. It's just a relaxed version of Swanee River Boogie, well done too...
does anybody know if jerry lee lewis did a version of it? i have heard a version in the concert with fats domino ray charles and jerry lee but i dont know whos playing the piano. can someone help me?
Where on earth did you find this Film Clip .????? Fantastic -I didn't even think they had any Recordings on Film back then 30's and 40's wow excellent -thank you for posting this ..Cheers From Canada
