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Luis Russell

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Luis Russell (6 August 1902 - 11 December 1963) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. Luis Carl Russell was born on Careening Cay, near Bocas del Toro, Panama, in a family of Afro-Caribbean ancestry. His father was a music teacher, and young Luis learned to play violin, guitar, trombone, and piano. He began playing professionally accompanying silent film by 1917, then played at a casino in the city of Colón, Panama. In 1919 he won 3000 United States dollars in a lottery

Top songs

  1. Saratoga Drag
  2. Mister Ghost Goes To Town, Pt. 1 - Live
  3. Panama
  4. It's Tight Like That
  5. The New Call Of The Freaks
  6. Freakish Blues
  7. Feelin' The Spirit
  8. Echo Of Spring
  9. Higginbotham Blues
  10. Goin' to Town
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  1. Ol' Man River
  2. Ease on down
  3. Ghost of the Freaks
  4. Slow As Molasses
  5. Broadway Rhythm
  6. I Got Rhythm
  7. Say The Word
  8. Primitive
  9. High Tension
  10. Plantation Joys
  11. Sweet Mumtaz
  12. 29th And Dearborn
  13. You Rascal You
  14. The Call Of The Freaks
  15. Song of the Swanee
  16. Moonlight Cocktail
  17. My Blue Heaven
  18. Dolly Mine
  19. Please Don't Turn Me Down
  20. The Way He Loves Is Just Too Bad
  21. Hokus Pokus
  22. At The Darktown Strutter's Ball
  23. On Revival Day
  24. Honey, That Reminds Me
  25. Fussin’
  26. Louisiana Swing
  27. Doctor Blues
  28. Savoy Shout
  29. Muggin' Lightly
  30. Jersey Lightning
  31. Saratoga Shout
  32. Give Me Your Telephone Number
  33. Call Of The Freaks
  34. Starvation Blues
  35. West End Blues
  36. Hocus Pokus
  37. Honey That Reminds Me
  38. The Way He Loves Me Is Just Too Bad
  39. African Jungle
  40. The Trumpet's Prayer
  41. I've Got That Thing
  42. At The Darktown Strutters Ball
  43. Freakish Light Blues
  44. Rippling Waters
  45. Poor Lil Me
  46. The New Call of the Freaks - Remastered
  47. My Blues Heaven
  48. New Call of the Freaks
  49. Panama - 78 rpm Version
  50. Poor Li'l Me
  51. Feeling the Spirit
  52. After You’ve Gone - Live
  53. 29th And Dearborn (03-10-26)
  54. Moaning The Blues
  55. Panama Limited Blues
  56. Sweet Mumtaz (03-10-26)
  57. Blood Hound Blues
  58. Honey,that Reminds Me
  59. Telephoning The Blues
  60. Gloomy Sunday (10-19-46)
  61. The Call Of The Freaks (01-15-29)
  62. Dr. Blues
  63. gloomy sunday
  64. Panama Limited Blues (03-10-26)
  65. Whose Honey Are You? - Remastered
  66. Dirty T.B. Blues
  67. The New Call Of The Freaks (09-06-29)
  68. The Very Thought Of You
  69. Them There Eyes - Live
  70. Mister Ghost Goes To Town, Pt. 2 - Live
  71. You Rascal, You
  72. The Juana Man
  73. SAD LOVER BLUES
  74. You Taught Me How to Smile Again
  75. Deep Six Blues
  76. Riffs (Dunkin’ A Donut), Pt. 2 - Live
  77. Jammin’ - Live
  78. Blue Rhythm Fantasy - Live
  79. DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME
  80. Freakish Blues (08-28-31)
  81. Panama (09-05-30)
  82. Boogie In The Basement
  83. Tia Juana Man (03-10-26)
  84. Sweet Memory
  85. A Rainy Sunday
  86. I Got Rhythm (10-24-30)
  87. African Jungle (04-15-29)
  88. I’ve Got A Heart Full of Rhythm - Live
  89. Do Nothing 'Till You Hear From Me
  90. It's Tight Like That (01-15-29)

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