Meade 'Lux' Lewis(1905-1964)

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Music Department
Soundtrack

Pianist and composer Meade (Lux) Lewis was an entertainer in nightclubs and in concerts, at times with Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson, and he made a number of piano rolls and recordings. He is credited with popularizing boogie-woogie. Joining ASCAP in 1942, he composed the instrumentals "Yancey Special", "Honky Tonk Train Blues", "Six Wheel Chaser", "Yancey Goes Honky Tonk", "Bass on Top", "Bearcat Crawl", "Boogie Woogie Prayer", "Glendale Glide", "Boogie Tidal", "Lux Boogie", and "Rockin' the Clock".

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Known for

Nightmare

6.4

Meade

1956

New Orleans

6.8

Pianist(as Meade Lux Lewis, Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)

1947

Mississippi Masala

6.8

Soundtrack(as Meade Lux Lewis, "Yancey Special")

1991

I'll Be There

6.4

Soundtrack("Honky Tonk Train Blues")

2003

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Actor

The Roaring 20's
8.0
TV Series
- Jelly Sims
- 1961
Nightmare
6.4
- Meade
- 1956
New Orleans
6.8
- Pianist (as Meade Lux Lewis, Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)
- 1947
Swingtime Jamboree
- 1946
Fuzzy Wuzzy
Short
- 1946
It's a Wonderful Life
8.6
- Pianist in Nick's Place (uncredited)
- 1946
Low Down Dog
5.9
Short
- 1944
Cabin in the Sky
7.1
- Whistling Solo in 'Take a Chance on Love' (uncredited)
- 1943

Music Department

Soundtrack

Blue Note Records: Beyond the Notes
7.3
- performer: "Boogie Woogie Prayer"
- writer: "Boogie Woogie Prayer"
- 2018
Emily's First 100 Days of School
7.5
Video
- Soundtrack ("Honk Tonk Train Blues")
- 2006
I'll Be There
6.4
- writer: "Honky Tonk Train Blues"
- 2003
A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor
6.5
TV Series
- lyrics: "HONKY TONK TRAIN BLUES"
- music: "HONKY TONK TRAIN BLUES"
- 1999
Mississippi Masala
6.8
- writer: "Yancey Special" (as Meade Lux Lewis)
- 1991
New Orleans
6.8
- performer: "Honky Tonk Train Blues"
- writer: "Honky Tonk Train Blues" (uncredited)
- 1947