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Mitch Woods (born April 3, 1951, Brooklyn, New York, United States) is an American modern day boogie-woogie,jump blues and jazz pianist and singer. Since the early 1980s he has been touring and recording with his band, the Rocket 88s. Woods calls his music, "rock-a-boogie," and with his backing band has retrospectively provided a 1940s and 1950s jump blues style.
Woods got his start playing clubs near the State University of New York Buffalo campus. He moved to San Francisco in 1971.
Originally a student of jazz and classical music, on relocation to the West Coast, Woods started playing jump and rhythm and blues. Upon hearing Louis Jordan's jive, Woods played throughout the 1970s as a soloist at local clubs. In 1984, Blind Pig released the debut album of the Rocket 88s, the band he had formed with HiTide Harris four years earlier. Steady Date with Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s led to a national concert tour, including the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1985, as well as several European engagements. In 1988, they issued their second LP, Mr. Boogie's Back in Town.
Mitch Woods plays piano on the streets of New York
Mitch Woods' Boogie Woogie Blowout featuring Pinetop Perkins
Mitch Woods' Boogie Woogie Blowout
Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s Live at New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2011
Mitch Woods - Rocket 88
Mitch Woods and his Rocket 88s - House Of Blue Lights
Mitch Woods-Solid gold Cadillac
Mitch Woods Boogie Woogie Bar b q
Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s- Rocket 88
MITCH WOODS @ LMF JAZZFEST 2016 - DAY 4
You gotta see Pinetop's surprise entrance! He is in rare form! Mitch Woods gathers his favorite piano pounders for a boogie woogie blowout at Yoshi's, Oakland, CA. Nov 19, 2009. Pinetop Perkins is featured with Mitch Woods, Steve Lucky and Caroline Dahl. You gotta see Pinetop's surprise entrance on this! it is hysterical. For more info go to www.mitchwoods.com
Mitch Woods' Boogie Woogie Blowout. Mitch gathers his favorite piano pounders for a boogie woogie frenzy on the 88s. 6 pianists, 3 pianos, 12 hands flying on the keys. The 3rd Annual Boogie Woogie Bar-B-Q and Piano Blowout. Rancho Nicasio, CA, August 30, 2009. Featuring Mitch Woods, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne, Wendy DeWitt, Chris Seibert, Todd Morgan, and Steve Lucky.
Highlights of our performance at 2011 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. Great day featuring the all star 88s including Herb Hardesty (Fats Domino), Amadee Castenell (Allen Toussaint), and Brian "Breeze" Cayolle (Allen Toussaint) on saxes.
Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's playing live in Istanbul at Efes Blues Festival 2010. Boogie Woogie Bar-B-Q, MitchRich Music/BMI. For more info go to www.mitchwoods.com
Mitch plays some great blues piano on "I've Got News For You". Available on his CD- "Mr. Boogie's Back in Town" on Blind Pig Records.
Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's Live @ The 4th Annual Gloucester Blues Festival 8/8/15 Mitch Woods- keys/vocals "New England" 88's- Tom Ferraro(guitar), Marty Ballou(bass), Mark Texeira(drums)
Performing Live in Athens, Greece Mitch plays a soulful version of his tune-Cryin' For My Baby (from his "Shakin' The Shack" CD on Blind Pig Records). more info go to www.mitchwoods.com
Mitch Woods reunites original members of the Fats Domino band, including Herb Hardesty, Jimmy Moliere, Amadee Castenell and others in his Big Easy Boogie project. Live from Lionel Hampton Jazz Club at Le Meridien in Paris, France.
Tracklist: 1. Big Easy Boogie 02. Thought I Heard Satchmo Say 03. Fallin' For You 04. Counting The Days 05. Mojo Mambo 06. Crescent City Flyer 07. Heart And Soul To You 08 . Short, Sweet and Tender 09. Back In My Arms Again 10. I Left My Baby At The Mardi Gras Cryin' 11. New Gert Town Blues 12. I'm Ready 13. The Ballad Of Dr. Daddy-O Mitch Woods - Big Easy Boogie (2006) Album Pianist/vocalist Mitch Woods who has 6 CD's on the Blind Pig label, has recorded with John Lee Hooker, John Hammond, James Cotton, and more, as well as touring worldwide for 25 years brings together an unsung inner circle of Rock'n'Roll royalty, the original members of the Fats Domino band. This band features the architects of American music, the veritable founding fathers of Rock'n'Roll who laid the musical bedrock ...
Tracklist: 01. Jump In The Groove And Go 02. Swingin' At The Savoy 03. Broke 04. Jive, Mr. Boogie 05. Easy Street 06. Walk Across Texas 07. Golden Gate Jump 08. Not A Bad Part Of My Life (To Be Good) 09. Palm Tree Tie 10. Jump For Joy 11. Straight Eight 12. Dr. Daddy-O Signs Off Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's - Jump For Joy! (2001) Album This is swing revival, boogie-woogie, jump, big band, and the blues all rolled into one satisfying serving. This album, Jump for Joy, recorded by Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's, is hip-rolling, feet-moving joy for the ears. In fact, the title is a name the artist felt fit the style of music he was offering here, and fans have agreed with him. Longtime singer/songwriter and pianist Mitch Woods brought not only his band, the Rocket 88's, in on this reco...
Tracklist: 01. Solid Gold Cadillac 02. Blues Hangover 03. Crawfishin' 04. Pink Champagne 05. Frosty 06. Quiet Whiskey 07. That'll Never Do 08. Got A New Car 09. Better By The Dozen 10. House Of Blue Lights 11. 10th & Parker Blues Mitch Woods and His Rocket 88's - Solid Gold Cadillac (1991) Album On this album "Solid Gold Cadillac", Woods and his band were joined by Ronnie Earl, Charlie Musselwhite and the Roomful of Blues Horns. With West Coast jump blues and boogie-woogie piano, this is tasty, if not particularly original. Band: Mitch Woods - vocals/piano/organ Kenny "Blue" Ray, Ronnie Earl - guitar Charlie Musselwhite - harmonica John Firmin - saxophone Rich Lataille - alto saxophone Rob Sudduth - tenor saxophone/baritone saxophone Greg Piccolo - tenor saxophone Doug James -...
Three sets from the 1987 (I'm not sure about the year) edition of the San Francisco Blues Festival at Fort Mason in San Francisco. Paris Slim (Franck Goldwasser) with guest the late Sarah Levingston, followed by Mitch Woods and the Rocket 88's.
In the Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom. Mitch Woods & his Rocket 88s, Daryl Davis, and Gottaswing hosts Tom & Debra provided a fantastic way to bring in the new year. Happy new year to all! Video by: Maggie Ovington, Genevieve Chapman, Glenn Echo Gardner
At Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom with our hosts, Tom & Debra. The extraordinary Mitch Woods, Daryl Davis and Deanna Bogart team up to perform an amazing 3 hour night of Boogie Woogie piano, with an amazing flying hands storming finale! What a fantastic swing dance aerials jam too! Gottaswing.com. Video by Clay Sheckels and Glenn Echo Gardner.
After capturing a Turner Cup championship with the Komets, Mitch Woods is set to return to Fort Wayne. Woods will return to the lineup January 29.
This video briefly reviews the career of Earl Palmer, the legendary New Orleans drummer who passed away last year. It is an excerpt from a DVD that I edited for Bay Area boogie-woogie pianist Mitch Woods, who hired New Orleans musicians from various Fats Domino bands to record with him in the Crescent City in 2000. He returned from New Orleans with 15 hours of video which we whittled down to a 2:15 DVD. From the CD/DVD "Big Easy Boogie" by Mitch Woods. Earl Palmer played on countless 50's rock' n roll hits for Little Richard, Ray Charles and Fats Domino - as well as many all-time classics like Sam Cook's "Shake" and "Twistin' the Night Away", the Righteous Brothers' "You Lost That Lovin' Feelin'", Richie Valen's "LaBamba", Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" - as well as TV themes fro...
Mitch Woods Chihuahua Mexico League Showcase Highlights in Orlando, FL
An interview with Richard Parry, Anna Skellern and Andrew Hawley about their new film A Night In The Woods which held its world premiere at Fright Fest 2011.
Flint Generals Brock Wilson 'fights' Fort Wayne Komets Mitch Woods
IHL fight between Donnie Margettie & Mitch Woods in Fort Wayne on 2/10/08. http://www.hockeymayhem.com
Fort Wayne Komets forward Mitch Woods takes on Dayton Gems' Todd Spencer on April 9, 2010.
Mitch Hedberg's final Just For Laughs performance from 2004. Includes a few jokes that weren't performed as well on other shows/CDs.
Showroom at Sea - LRBC 24
European Walnut ( juglans regia ) Researched facts plus my own experience of woods available to the woodworking enthusiast. ↓↓↓ Scroll down for more info ↓↓↓ Links ↓↓↓ Etc. ↓↓↓ Win a Lee Cooper Workwear t-shirt - Is there a clue in this video! If you have any really obscure wood you would like to donate, please get in touch - remember to follow CITES guidelines if applicable. European Walnut is brought to you with the help of Surrey Timbers Ltd. http://www.surreytimbers.co.uk Show your appreciation by checking them out when you next look for timber. #Mitch's World of Woods Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86lqISCtD7rTn_jEWLAhF7RaoTSjQzVG Social media, Etsy, Instructables, and Patreon Links further down Comments - PLEASE comment on my videos. Good or bad, all are ...
Watch as Mitch Woods, Detroit Mike, and Deanna Bogart have a Late Night Boogie Woogie Blowout at the Big Blues Bender in Vegas....6 hands on the 88 keys...doesn't get any more fun than this!
Milk Pear ( Inhambanella henriquesii ) Researched facts plus my own experience of woods available to the woodworking enthusiast. ↓↓↓ Scroll down for more info ↓↓↓ Links ↓↓↓ Etc. ↓↓↓ Please comment on the idea of the series, and suggest species for future episodes. If you have any really obscure wood you would like to donate, please get in touch - remember to follow CITES guidelines if applicable. Milk Pear is brought to you with the help of Surrey Timbers Ltd. http://www.surreytimbers.co.uk Show your appreciation by checking them out when you next look for timber. #Mitch's World of Woods Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL86lqISCtD7rTn_jEWLAhF7RaoTSjQzVG Social media, Etsy, Instructables, and Patreon Links further down Comments - PLEASE comment on my videos. Good ...
Ronnie Greer solo during the Ronnie Greer Blues Revue featuring Mitch Woods on vocals. Sorry the slip is short - just captured the solo. Ronnie Greer - Lead Guitar Richie Buckley - Saxophone Scott Flannigan - Hammond Organ Paul Moore - Bass Dominic Mullan - Drums Feat. Mitch Woods - Piano & Vocal Recommend using headphones. Fantastic playing! Recorded on a ZOOM Q2.