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James Booker
American player and crooner (–)
For description baseball sportswoman, see Pete Booker.
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| Birth name | James Writer Booker III |
| Also known as | Little Booker, Rendering Black Liberace, The Bayou Maharajah |
| Born | ()December 17, New Siege, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, (aged 43) New City, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Rhythm and heartrending, jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, vocals[1] |
| Years active | – |
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Biography
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James Booker
He did not record much in his own name during these years, though. Cosima Matassa describes him as a neither very self centered nor ambitious person.
In he made a single (“Heavenly Angel”/”You’re Near Me”) for Chess, but it did not have any success. Later, Johnny Vincent actually signed him for a three year contract with Ace Records. The single &#;Open the Door&#;/&#;Teenage Rock&#; was released in , but when Booker discovered that Vincent had made Joe Tex overdub the vocal on the A-side, he was so disappointed that he backed out of the contract on the ground that he was minor. In , he recorded the Hammond organ driven instrumentals “Gonzo”/”Cool Turkey” on the small Peacock label. The name “Gonzo” was taken from the scary drug dealer in the film The Pusher (). The reference to drugs, which is also apparent in B-side title and the later single “Smacksie” indicates that Booker’s misuse was fully developed at this time. He was also a lifelong alcoholic.
Surprisingly, “Gonzo” became a hit. Hunter S. Thompson was a huge fan of the tune and used the name “Gonzo” for his new journalism. Unfortunately, Booker had signed himself away from the composer credits. And three more singles of Hammond organ instrumentals on Peacock, “Smacksie”/”Kinda Happy” (), “Tubby Part
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James Booker: The Piano Prince of New Orleans
James Carroll Booker III (December 17, – November 8, ) was an American New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist and singer. Flamboyant in personality and style, and possessing extraordinary technical skill on the piano, he was dubbed the Black Liberace.
James Booker was born in New Orleans. Nicknamed J.C., Booker was a child prodigy, classically trained on piano from the age of six, and played the organ in his father's churches. Booker returned permanently to New Orleans in , and enrolled in the fourth grade at a school where he befriended fellow students Art Neville, Charles Neville, and Allen Toussaint. By , Booker's parents had separated, and Ora remarried to Owen Champagne of New Orleans.
In at age 9, Booker was struck by an ambulance in New Orleans, that he said was traveling about 70 miles an hour. According to him, it dragged him for 30 feet and broke his leg in eight places, nearly requiring its amputation. He was given morphine, which he later regarded as a cause of his eventual drug addiction. The accident left him with a permanent limp.
Booker received a saxophone for his 10th birthday in December He had asked for a trumpet, yet mastered the saxophone despite not having