Among the many boogie-woogie musicians are not only blues players, but rock and roll, and country musicians as well, and at least one classical musician.
Musicians noted for playing boogie-woogie (many of whom also perform in other styles):
Rob Agerbeek (born 1937), Indonesian-born Dutch boogie-woogie and early jazz pianist
Albert Ammons, (1907–1949), American pianist, father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons
Andrews Sisters, American singers known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
Winifred Atwell (1914–1983) British pianist, from Trinidad
Bob Baldori (born 1943), aka "Boogie Bob", American rock, blues, and boogie-woogie musician
Marcia Ball (born 1949), American singer and pianist
Deanna Bogart, (born 1960), American singer, pianist, and saxophonist
James Booker (1939–1983), American pianist
Eden Brent (born 1965), American pianist and vocalist
Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar"
Francis Craig (1900–1966) "Near You"
James Crutchfield (1912–2001) St. Louis Barrelhouse Blues
Caroline Dahl, pianist and composer of boogie-woogie and American roots music
Cow Cow Davenport (1894–1955), American pianist
Blind John Davis (1913–1985), American pianist and singer
Neville Dickie (born 1937), English pianist
Fats Domino, (born 1928), American R&B pianist and singer who recorded some boogie pieces in the 1950s
Floyd Domino, American pianist; played for seven years with Western Swing revival band Asleep at the Wheel
Dorothy Donegan (1922–1998). American pianist
Georgia Tom Dorsey (1899–1993), American pianist and gospel songwriter
Dr. John (born 1940), New Orleans blues and boogie woogie pianist and composer of "Boxcar Boogie" among others
Champion Jack Dupree (1908–1992), New Orleans blues player
Big Joe Duskin (1921–2007), American pianist
William Ezell (1892–1963), Texas-born pianist who combined boogie-woogie with ragtime and blues
Wayne Federman (born 1959), originated "Liver Lips Boogie"
Ella Fitzgerald with The Ink Spots covered "Cow Cow Boogie".
Frankie Ford (1939–2015), who performed "Sea Cruise" with Huey "Piano" Smith accompanying on the piano
Ernie Freeman (1922–1981), American pianist, organist, and arranger
Blind Leroy Garnett (1897–1933)
Harry Gibson "The Hipster" (1915–1991)
Henry Gray (born 1925), American pianist credited with helping to create the Chicago blues piano sound
Willie Hall, known as Drive'em Down, model and mentor to many New Orleans players
Jools Holland, (born 1958) British musician and television presenter
Camille Howard (1914–1993), American pianist and singer
Bob Hall (born 1942), English pianist
Henri Herbert , English pianist, member of The Jim Jones Revue
John Lee Hooker (1912–2001), American boogie & blues singer and guitarist, born in Mississippi
Pete Johnson, (1904–1967) Big Joe Turner's piano partner; "Roll 'Em Pete" was named for him
Louis Jordan, (1908–1975) American boogie and jump blues musician, songwriter and bandleader
Michael Kaeshammer, (born 1977), a Canadian pianist, vocalist, and arranger
Shizuko Kasagi (1914–1985), Japanese singer known in Japan as the "Queen of the Boogie-Woogie" (ブギの女王, Bugi no ojō).
Joe Krown, blues/R&B pianist/organist based in New Orleans
Booker T. Laury (1914–1995), American pianist and singer
Jerry Lee Lewis (born 1935), American rockabilly, rock & roll and country pianist, singer, and songwriter
Meade Lux Lewis (1905–1964), American pianist whose "Honky Tonk Train Blues" was an early boogie woogie hit
Liberace (1919–1987), American pianist
Little Richard (born 1932), American pianist, singer, and songwriter
Little Willie Littlefield (1931–2013), American pianist and singer
Cripple Clarence Lofton (1887–1957)
Memphis Slim (1915–1988)
Big Maceo Merriweather (1905–1953), composer of "Chicago Breakdown"
Moon Mullican (1909–1967), known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players" during a recording career that stretched from the 1930s through the 1960s, including hits such as Seven Nights to Rock; considered a major influence on Jerry Lee Lewis.
Romeo Nelson (1902–1974)
Charlie Norman (1920–2005), Swedish piano player
Bill Payne (born 1949), piano player for Little Feat
Oscar Peterson, (1925–2007), modern jazz player, performed duo piano version of "Honky Tonk Train Blues" with Keith Emerson
Piano Red (1911–1985), brother of Speckled Red
Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American musician and teacher of Ike Turner
Ross Petot, American pianist
Sammy Price (1908–1992), American pianist and bandleader
Professor Longhair, (Henry "Roy" Byrd, 1918–1980), American singer and pianist
Boogie Woogie Red (1925–1992) American pianist, frequent collaborator with John Lee Hooker
Maurice Rocco (died 1976), American pianist, singer, and actor
Walter Roland (c. 1903–1972), American pianist, guitarist, and singer
Leon Russell (1942–2016), American musician and songwriter
Ulf Sandström (born 1964), Swedish pianist and member of jump4joy
Bob Seeley (born c. 1930), American pianist
Luca Sestak (born 1995), German Boogie-Woogie, Blues and Jazz pianist.
Omar Shariff (stage name of Dave Alexander, 1938–2012), American singer and pianist
Robert Shaw (1908–1985), American barrelhouse pianist, recorded "The Ma Grinder"
Freddie Slack (1910–1965), American pianist and bandleader, originator of "Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar" in the 1940s
Huey "Piano" Smith (born 1934), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise"
Clarence "Pine Top" Smith (1904–1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie-woogie hit and popularized the name for the style
Charlie Spand (unknown)
Otis Spann, (1930–1970), Delta blues and boogie player, toured solo and with Muddy Waters
Speckled Red (1892–1973), American pianist and singer, recorded "The Dirty Dozens"
Roosevelt Sykes (1906–1983), American pianist
Gene Taylor (born 1952), American pianist who has played with Canned Heat, Blasters, Fried Bourbon
Montana Taylor (1902–1974), American pianist
George W. Thomas (1885–c.1930), American pianist and songwriter
Hersal Thomas (c.1909–1926), American pianist and composer
T. Rex, British boogie and rock band
Stephanie Trick (born 1987), American boogie-woogie, stride, ragtime and jazz pianist
Big Joe Turner, (1911–1985), American boogie-woogie singer, partnered with Pete Johnson
Ike Turner, (1931–2007), American musician, bandleader, and record producer
Tuts Washington (1907–1984), mentor to many generations of New Orleans pianists
Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne (born 1944), American-born boogie-woogie/blues/R&B pianist
Vince Weber (born 1953), German boogie/blues musician
Robert Wells, Swedish pianist, singer, and composer
Clarence Williams (1898–1965), American pianist and composer who recorded some of the first examples of boogie-woogie
Jabo Williams, American pianist and songwriter
Mitch Woods (born 1951), American modern day boogie-woogie, jazz and jump blues pianist
Jimmy Yancey (1898–1951), American pianist, composer, and lyricist
Silvan Zingg (born 1973), Swiss pianist
Axel Zwingenberger (born 1955), German pianist and composer
ZZ Top, American hard boogie and rock band
Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons, and Pete Johnson sometimes played together by twos or threes, an unusual practice. See Boogie-woogie for more information.
