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Sue Keller | |
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Born | (1952-07-07) July 7, 1952 (age 72) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Genres | Ragtime |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, singer |
Sue Keller (born July 7, 1952 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American ragtime pianist and singer, who has released several albums. As a child, she had flute and singing lessons, and also played guitar. She attended DePauw University. She played professionally in various styles before settling on ragtime and old forms of jazz. She founded the publishing firm Ragtime Press and the record label HVR in 1992.
Keller was a contestant on the quiz show Jeopardy! in 1997, winning three games and $28,400. She was the festival music director for the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation from 2003 through 2009 and was awarded the foundation's 2010 Friend of Ragtime Award.
Discography
Year recorded | Title | Label | Notes |
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1992? | Some of My Best Friends | ||
1992? | Kellerized | Ragtime Press | Solo piano |
1993? | Ol' Muddy | Ragtime Press | Solo piano |
1993? | Nola | Ragtime Press | Solo piano; Keller adds vocals on some tracks |
1994? | Ragtime Sue | Ragtime Press | Solo piano; Keller adds vocals on some tracks |
1997? | I Got What It Takes | Ragtime Press | Solo piano; Keller adds vocals on some tracks |
1999? | Those Irresistible Blues | Solo piano; Keller adds vocals on some tracks | |
2001? | Wild Women Don't Have the Blues | Solo piano and vocals | |
2002? | She Loved Christmas | ||
2005? | My Reindeer Don't Like to Fly | Some tracks with background vocals, guitar, drums | |
2005? | a/k/a Charles Johnson | Solo piano | |
2005? | A Little Lost Lamb | ||
2006? | Ragtime Reflections | ||
2007? | Live in Kalamazoo |
References
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- "DePauw University". Down Beat. Vol. 85, no. 10. October 2018. p. 128.
- "J-Archive – Sue Keller". J-Archive. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
- Bishoff, Murray (June 18, 2010). "Scott Joplin Festival marks 30 years with festive concerts: a report on Missouri's ragtime festival". The Monett Times. Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2020.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: Kellerized". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: Ol' Muddy". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: Nola". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: Ragtime Sue". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: I Got What It Takes". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: Those Irresistible Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: Wild Woman". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: My Reindeer Don't Like to Fly". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
- Yanow, Scott. "Sue Keller: a/k/a Charles Johnson". AllMusic. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
External links
- Ragtime Press website, including hundreds of live MIDI performances by Sue Keller, and more.
- Sue Keller music at artistdirect.com
- Song on YouTube Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
- American jazz pianists
- American women jazz singers
- American jazz singers
- American women composers
- American jazz composers
- DePauw University alumni
- Ragtime pianists
- Ragtime composers
- 1952 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Allentown, Pennsylvania
- Singers from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American pianists
- Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania
- 20th-century American women pianists
- 21st-century American pianists
- 21st-century American women pianists