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| | Piano Red |
 | | Willie Perryman (Oct. 19, 1911-July 25, 1985), who would come to be known by the stage name 'Piano Red,' and, later, 'Doctor Feelgood,' was born into a large family in Hampton, Georgia, a small town about thirty miles south of Atlanta. |
 | | Despite the apparent lack of musical background in the family, which had moved to Hampton from Monroe, Louisiana, Rufus had taught himself to play the piano, eventually recording and performing under the name 'Speckled Red.' One of his better-known recordings is of a song entitled The Dirty Dozen (from The Blues, Vol. |
 | | Other chart hits from Piano Red's early RCA Victor recording sessions (the fifth session took place in Atlanta's Fox Theater) included The Wrong Yo Yo, (Bear Family Records, 1993) which "became his signature tune" as well as Just Right Bounce and Laying the Boogie. |
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