Walter Roland was an American blues, boogie-woogie and jazz pianist, guitarist and singer, noted for his association with Lucille Bogan, Josh White and Sonny Scott. Music journalist, Gérard Herzhaft, stated that Roland was a great piano player... as comfortable in boogie-woogies as in slow blues. Roland - with his manner of playing and his singing - was direct and rural, Herzhaft added.
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