James Booker

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American Musician James Booker was born James Carroll Booker III on 17th December, 1939 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA and passed away on 8th Nov 1983 Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA aged 43. He is most remembered for Classified. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

James Booker is a member of the following lists: American male singers, Deaths from renal failure and People from New Orleans, Louisiana.

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First Name	James
Middle Name	Carroll
Last Name	Booker
Full Name at Birth	James Carroll Booker III
Alternative Name	Little Booker, Black Liberace
Birthday	17th December, 1939
Birthplace	New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died	8th November, 1983
Place of Death	Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Cause of Death	Renal Failure
Zodiac Sign	Sagittarius
Sexuality	Gay
Ethnicity	Black
Nationality	American
Occupation Text	Musician
Occupation	Musician
Claim to Fame	Classified
Music Genre (Text)	Rhythm and blues, Jazz
Music Genre	Blues, Piano
Year(s) Active	1954–1983
Music Style	Piano Blues, Acoustic New Orleans Blues, Boogie-Woogie, Jazz, Regional Blues, New Orleans Blues, New Orleans R&B, R&B, Early R&B
Music Mood	Raucous, Melancholy, Intimate, Organic, Playful, Boisterous, Bittersweet, Passionate, Freewheeling, Detached, Rowdy, Provocative, Sentimental, Complex, Reflective, Theatrical, Exuberant, Rollicking
Instrument	Piano, Vocals
Instrument (text)	Piano, Electric Piano, Hammond B3 organ, Vocals, Keyboards

James Carroll Booker III (December 17, 1939 – November 8, 1983) was a New Orleans rhythm and blues keyboardist born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Booker's unique style combined rhythm and blues with jazz standards. Musician Dr. John described Booker as "the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced." Flamboyant in personality, he was known as "the Black Liberace".

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