James Booker Biography

James Booker biography

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NAME: James Booker
OCCUPATION: Songwriter, Pianist
BIRTH DATE: December 17, 1939
DEATH DATE: November 08, 1983
EDUCATION: Xavier University Preparatory School
PLACE OF BIRTH: New Orleans, Louisiana
PLACE OF DEATH: New Orleans, Louisiana
Full Name: James Carroll Booker III
AKA: James Carroll Booker
Nickname: "Bayou Maharajah"
Nickname: "Piano Prince of New Orleans"

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James Booker was an African-American musician known for his unique fusion of jazz and rhythm-and-blues, and for songs like "The Sunny Side of the Street," "A Taste of Honey" and "Papa Was a Rascal."

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He is still remembered as one of the great jazz and blues musicians of his generation, and his legacy lives on in the work of the musicians he taught, such as Dr. John and Harry Connick Jr.

Booker's discography has increased since his death, thanks to the release of several live recordings, including Resurrection of the Bayou Maharajah and Spiders on the Keys, both originally taped at the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans.