James Booker

Real Name:
James Carroll Booker lll
Profile:
Versatile American pianist, born 17 December 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, died 8 November 1983 in the same city.
In the 1950s he recorded rhythm & blues, but had a much broader musical spectrum that included pop songs, the theme from The Godfather, and renditions of Chopin waltzes. Through most of his life he had drug problems, serving several prison sentences due to it and losing his left eye because of it in 1973.

Bobby James (26) on a 1961 Dave Bartholomew album is probably a contract-related pseudonym, but this needs further research.
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Albums

Help 26 Junco Partner — James Booker James Booker Junco Partner (Album) Island Records Help 26 UK 1976 Sell This Version
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69.031 The Piano Prince From New Orleans — James Booker James Booker The Piano Prince From New Orleans (Album) AVES 69.031 Germany 1977 Sell This Version
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12035 Live! — James Booker James Booker Live! (Album) Gold Records 12035 Switzerland 1978 Sell This Version
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LP 11 046 Boogie-Woogie Fever  — James Booker James Booker / Joachim Palden / Markus Ammann / Dani Gugolz* James Booker / Joachim Palden / Markus Ammann / Dani Gugolz* - Boogie-Woogie Fever (LP, Album) Gold Records LP 11 046 Switzerland 1978 Sell This Version
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INT 146.530 Blues & Ragtime From New Orleans — James Booker James Booker Blues & Ragtime From New Orleans(LP, Album) AVES INT 146.530 Germany 1980 Sell This Version
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2036, 41273 Classified — James Booker James Booker Classified (Album) Rounder Records 2036, 41273 Portugal 1983 Sell This Version
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JSP 1083 King Of The New Orleans Keyboard Volume One — James Booker James Booker King Of The New Orleans Keyboard Volume One JSP Records JSP 1083 1984 Sell This Version
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CG 709-09 Mr. Mystery — James Booker James Booker Mr. Mystery(LP) Sundown (6) CG 709-09 Netherlands 1984 Sell This Version
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JSP 1086 King Of The New Orleans Keyboard Volume Two — James Booker James Booker King Of The New Orleans Keyboard Volume Two(LP, Album) JSP Records JSP 1086 UK 1985 Sell This Version
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001-91 Let's Make A Better World! — James Booker James C. Booker* Let's Make A Better World!(LP, Album, TP) AMIGA 001-91 Germany 1991 Sell This Version
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CD 2118 Resurrection Of The Bayou Maharajah — James Booker James Booker Resurrection Of The Bayou Maharajah (Album) Rounder Records CD 2118 US 1993 Sell This Version
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CD 2119 Spiders On The Keys — James Booker James Booker Spiders On The Keys(CD, Album) Rounder Records CD 2119 US 1993 Sell This Version
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DJM-CD10010 James Booker "The Lost Paramount Tapes" (Album) DJM Records (3) DJM-CD10010 US 1995 Sell This Version
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1967-30001 Live At Montreux: The James Booker Session — James Booker James Booker Live At Montreux: The James Booker Session(CD, Album) Montreux Sounds SA 1967-30001 Germany 1997 Sell This Version
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JSP8836 King of the New Orleans Keyboard — James Booker James Booker King of the New Orleans Keyboard(CD) JSP Records JSP8836 UK 2005 Sell This Version
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DOCD-32-20-13 Manchester '77 — James Booker James Booker Manchester '77(CD) Document Records (2) DOCD-32-20-13 UK 2008 Sell This Version
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N 77061 At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1976 Vol. 1 — James Booker James Booker At Onkel Pö's Carnegie Hall Hamburg 1976 Vol. 1 (Album) Jazzline N 77061 Germany 2018 Sell This Version
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1 5037-1, 1 5037-2, LC 0808211 The Piano Prince of New Orleans — James Booker James Booker The Piano Prince of New Orleans(LP, RE, RM) Black Sun (2) 1 5037-1, 1 5037-2, LC 0808211 Germany 2019 Sell This Version
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TRC-0104 True: Live At Tipitina's - April 25, 1978 — James Booker James Booker True: Live At Tipitina's - April 25, 1978(LP, Album, Club, Sky) Tipitina's Record Club TRC-0104 US 2021 Sell This Version
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JP1 King Of The New Orleans Keyboard — James Booker James Booker King Of The New Orleans Keyboard(CD) Junco Partner CD's JP1 UK Unknown Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

5293 Doing The Ham Bone / Thinkin Bout My Baby  — James Booker Little Booker* Doing The Ham Bone / Thinkin Bout My Baby (Shellac, 10") Imperial 5293 US 1954 Sell This Version
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TG 45005 Gonzo / Cool Turkey — James Booker James Booker Gonzo / Cool Turkey (Single) Peacock Records TG 45005 Italy 1960 Sell This Version
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1908 Tubby — James Booker James Booker Tubby (Single) Peacock Records 1908 US 1961 Sell This Version
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5-1900 Smacksie / Kinda Happy — James Booker James Booker Smacksie / Kinda Happy (Single) Peacock Records 5-1900 US 1961 Sell This Version
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1923 Cross My Heart — James Booker James Booker Cross My Heart (Single) Peacock Records 1923 US 1963 Sell This Version

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WCCorbusier

WCCorbusier

April 26, 2023
the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced - DR. JOHN
AlbertHofstein

AlbertHofstein

October 29, 2020
No review on James Booker ... the man was a genius at the piano.

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