Huey 'Piano' Smith – born in New Orleans, Louisiana on January 26, 1934 - was an
R&B pianist whose work in the 1950s left a significant mark on the development
of rock and roll. He wrote his first song, “Robertson Street Boogie”, on the
piano aged just eight, and at 15 he began working in clubs and recording
alongside Eddie Jones (later known as Guitar Slim). Thanks to his performances
backing Jones and Earl King, Huey ‘Piano’ Smith became a sought-after session
pianist and appeared on tracks by the likes of Little Richard, Smiley Lewis, and
Lloyd Price. By the mid-1950s, he was ...