Joshua Altheimer

Joshua Altheimer (May 17, 1910 – November 18, 1940) was an American pianist who is remembered for accompanying Big Bill Broonzy, Lonnie Johnson, Sonny Boy Williamson and others on influential blues recordings made in Chicago in the 1930s. He was described by Broonzy as "the best blues piano player I ever heard", and by blues historian Hugues Panassié as "the greatest blues pianist on records".

Birth and Death Data: Born May 17, 1910 (Arkansas), Died November 18, 1940 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano

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Recordings

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Altheimer, Joshua," accessed May 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108443.

Altheimer, Joshua. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108443.

"Altheimer, Joshua." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/108443

External Sources

Wikipedia: Joshua Altheimer

Discogs: Joshua Altheimer

Allmusic: Joshua Altheimer

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Altheimer, Joshua - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no00055383

Wikidata: Joshua Altheimer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1708539

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/198919

MusicBrainz: Joshua Altheimer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6f514acd-044f-4504-9569-9339ebbfedd1

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