James Booker

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Why Is James Booker Influential?

According to Wikipedia, James Carroll Booker III was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist. His 1960 recording "Gonzo" reached No. 43 on the Billboard magazine record chart and No. 3 in R&B, and he toured internationally in the 1970s. After being mainly a rhythm and blues player, Booker later fused this genre with jazz and with popular music such as The Beatles, playing these in his signature backbeat. His influence is profound in the New Orleans music scene, where his renditions and originals are most often performed. Flamboyant, and having an extraordinary technical facility, he was known as "the Black Liberace".

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