A step-by-step breakdown of the piano styles and techniques of Dr. John, Pete Johnson, Professor Longhair, Pinetop Perkins, and others that uses their actual licks to teach. 14 songs are covered: Big Chief (Professor Longhair) • Blueberry Hill (Fats Domino) • (The Original “Pinetop”) Boogie Woogie (Pinetop Smith) • Caldonia (What Makes Your Big Head So Hard?) (Pinetop Perkins) • Confessin' the Blues (Jay McShann) • Cow Cow Blues (Cow Cow Davenport) • Cryin' in My Sleep (Jimmy Yancey) • Diving Duck (Otis Spann) • Everyday I Have the Blues (Memphis Slim) • Honky Tonk Train Blues (Meade “Lux” Lewis) • The Pearls (Jelly Roll Morton) • Roll 'Em Pete (Pete Johnson) • Route 66 (Charles Brown) • Tipitina (Dr. John).

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