HARRY VAN WALLS
Van "Piano Man" Walls (born Harry Eugene Vann on 24 August 1918 – died 24 February 1999) was an American rhythm and blues piano player, songwriter, studio musician, and professional recording artist.
Walls was born in Middlesboro, Kentucky, and grew up in Charleston, West Virginia. His mother was a piano teacher. His stepfather was named Walls, so he took the name Van Walls (often written as Vann Walls). He left home as a teenager and toured the Southern United States with carnivals, circuses, and variety caravans. He returned to Charleston in his mid-20s and played as a solo pianist in local clubs and on WCHS (AM) radio.
In the early-1940s, he began playing in Cal Greer's band and later formed his own band based in Columbus, Ohio.
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Van "Piano Man" Walls (nascut Harry Eugene Vann el 24 d'agost de 1918 - mort el 24 de febrer de 1999) va ser pianista de ritme & blues, compositor, músic d'estudi i artista de gravació professional.
Va néixer a Middlesboro, Kentucky, i es va criar a Charleston, West Virginia. La seva mare era professora de piano. El seu padrastre va ser nomenat Walls, de manera que va prendre el nom de Van Walls (Walls escriu sovint com Vann). Se'n va anar de casa quan era adolescent i recórrer el sud dels Estats Units amb els carnavals, circs, i les caravanes de varietats. Va tornar a Charleston en el seu mitjans dels anys 20 i va tocar com a pianista solista en clubs locals i en WCHS (AM).
A principis de 1940, va començar a tocar a la banda de Cal Greer i més tard va formar la seva pròpia banda amb seu a Columbus, Ohio.
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