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Lawrence Laury was an American boogie-woogie, blues, gospel and jazz pianist and singer. Laury worked with Memphis Slim and Mose Vinson but did not record his debut album until he was in his late sixties. He appeared in two films; Great Balls of Fire!, the biopic about Jerry Lee Lewis' early career, and the documentary Deep Blues: A Musical Pilgrimage to the Crossroads, in which musicologist, writer and blues producer Robert Palmer, along with Dave Stewart from the band Eurythmics, interview and play with blues musicians from Memphis, Tennessee and the North Hill Country area of Mississippi.
Birth Name
Lawrence Laury
Born
Wednesday, 02 September 1914
Died
Saturday, 23 September 1995
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Deep Blues | 1992 | |
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians | Self | 1990 |
Great Balls of Fire! | Piano Slim | 1989 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Deep Blues | 1992 | |
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians | Self | 1990 |
Great Balls of Fire! | Piano Slim | 1989 |