- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Willie Lee Perryman
- Date of Original:
- 1911/1985
- Subject:
- Musicians--United States
African American musicians
Blues musicians--United States
Microphone
Pianists--United States
African American pianists
Piano--United States
Piano Red, 1911-1985 - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Willie Lee, or "Piano Red," Perryman was a blues pianist who played in the barrelhouse style. His professional music career began in the early 1930s and continued until the late 1960s.
Photograph of Willie Lee Perryman, also known as Piano Red, seated at a piano. He wears a suit and faces right. He smiles.
Perryman was a blues pianist who played in the barrelhouse style, which describe a loud percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns. His professional music career began in the early 1930s and continued until the late 1960s. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/willie-lee-perryman-1911-1985/m-7953/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph from booklet "Piano Red, Dr. Feelgood," by Norbert Hess
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/willie-lee-perryman-1911-1985
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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