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American musician
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Gender
Female
Place of birth
Idabel, McCurtain County, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
Place of death
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, U.S.A.
Age
59 years
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Biography
Janet Scroggins (July 17, 1955 – May 27, 2014) was a jazz pianist in Portland, Oregon.
Early life
Scroggins was born in 1955 in Idabel, Oklahoma, to Henry and Mary Scroggins. Her mother and grandmother were church pianists and organists. She moved to the Albina community of Portland in 1978.
Musical career
Scroggins performed with Portland area musicians including Linda Hornbuckle, Thara Memory, Curtis Salgado, Mel Brown and was featured regularly with New Orleans saxophonist Reggie Houston. She also played with the Norman Sylvester Blues Band and was a session musician for several other artists.
Tributes
In 1992, Scroggins was inducted into the Cascade Blues Association Hall of Fame. She was inducted into the Oregon Music Hall of Fame in 2013.
Discography
- Janice Scroggins Plays Scott Joplin, Flying Heart Records (1987)
Piano Love, MAH (2014)
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Famous American Pianists
These fingers of mine, they got brains in ’em. You don’t tell them what to do – they do it. –– Jerry Lee Lewis
Famous American Jazz Musicians
If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know. ― Louis Armstrong
Famous Jazz Musicians
What is my definition of jazz? 'Safe sex of the highest order. ― Kurt Vonnegut
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