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James Booker: The Unsung Piano Genius with Star-spangled False Teeth

Ben Thompson, MOJO, January 1994

"IF ALL AMERICAN PIANO PLAYERS LINED UP IN A ROW, each knowing the other’s abilities and talents, all would take a step back to recognise the greatest of all. I think they would all say that James Booker played more piano (and sang more!) than all of them."

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