Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944) is an independently-made short film musical directed by Hanus Burger, starring Lena Horne, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson and Teddy Wilson and his orchestra.
At a nightclub in Niagara Falls, the piano was on a platform above the bar, and Johnson had to climb a ladder to get there.
The offensive skill players included Cornelius Greene at quarterback wingback Brian Baschnagel and fullback Pete Johnson and halfback Griffin, who led the Big Ten in rushing, running behind the tackle duo of Schumacher (an All-American) and Hicks (also an All-American) and winner of the 1973 Outland Trophy and the 1973 Lombardi Trophy.
Lyndon B. Johnson | Pete Seeger | Samuel Johnson | Pete Rose | Johnson & Johnson | Dwayne Johnson | Pete Townshend | Boris Johnson | Pete Wilson | Johnson | Andrew Johnson | Pete Best | Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center | Magic Johnson | Robert Johnson | Pete Sampras | Pete Doherty | James Weldon Johnson | Jack Johnson | Pete Brown | Kevin Johnson | Pete Tong | Jimmie Johnson | Pete Waterman | Don Johnson | Randy Johnson | Betsey Johnson | Lionel Johnson | Holly Johnson | Van Johnson |
In 1937 he joined Edgar Hayes's orchestra, remaining there through 1942, then worked with Jay McShann, Cecil Scott, Luis Russell, Leonard Feather, Pete Johnson, Wynonie Harris, Claude Hopkins, and Paul and Dud Bascomb.
Members of the Mutual Musicians Foundation included Count Basie, Bennie Moten, Jay McShann, George F. Lee, singer Julia Lee, trumpeter Hot Lips Page, tenor saxophonists Dick Wilson, Herschel Evans and Lester Young, alto saxophonist Charlie Parker, drummer Baby Lovett, and pianist Pete Johnson.
From the 1920s through the 1930s, Turner and boogie-woogie pianist Pete Johnson enjoyed a successful and highly influential collaboration that, following their appearance at Carnegie Hall on December 23, 1938, helped launch a craze for boogie-woogie in the United States.
These included Les Ross (who made his name locally with a long running breakfast show on BRMB), David Hamilton, Tony Brandon, Mike Wyer, Tony Lyman, John Darvall, Mick Wright, Jeff Harris, Roger Day, Andy Holmes, Mike Baker, Mike Hollis, Andy Marriott, Bev Bevan, Tom Clarke-Hill, Pete Johnson, Adrian Jackson, Chris Rolinson and Sheila Tracy.