Victor Wainwright
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Victor Lawton Wainwright, Jr. |
| Also known as | Piana from Savannah |
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February 4, 1981 Savannah, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Blues, boogie woogie |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Piano, hammond b3 organ, vocals |
| Years active | 2000s–present |
| Labels | WildRoots Records, Blind Pig Records |
| Website | Official website |
Victor Wainwright (born February 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. In 2013 and 2014, Wainwright won the 'Pinetop Perkins Piano Player of the Year' at the Blues Music Award ceremonies. Also in 2013, his collaborative album, Easy Livin' , made the Top 10 in the US Billboard Top Blues Album chart.
Wainwright's musical style was described by the American Blues Scene magazine in 2013 as "honky-tonk and boogie, with a dose of rolling thunder. Wainwright's playing is simply beautiful madness."
Living Blues magazine noted that "Wainwright serves as an electrifying guide to a good time – spinning tales, telling his listeners how to beat the blues, and meticulously conjuring raw soul and energy out of his acoustic piano."
Wainwright currently tours both nationally and internationally, performing with two bands: Southern Hospitality and Victor Wainwright & the WildRoots.
Victor Lawton Wainwright, Jr. was born in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Both his father and grandfather were blues musicians, and became Wainwright's early mentors, along with family friend Pinetop Perkins. At the age of 10 at a family gathering, Wainwright played "Für Elise". Wainwright's own ensemble backed Eric Culberson at the Savannah Blues Bar, during the former's high school years. Wainwright later attended college in Daytona Beach, Florida, and undertook an Air Traffic Management and Psychology degree at Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University, before relocating to Memphis, Tennessee. He then worked as an air traffic controller at Memphis International Airport.
In 2004, Wainwright met Florida native Stephen Dees in Ormond Beach, Florida. The latter was part of Novo Combo in the early 1980s. The meeting led to Dees co-writing and producing Wainwright's debut album, Piana from Savannah (2005). In 2008, Wainwright played alongside the Reverend Billy C. Wirtz on Wirtz' live album Pianist Envy – Group Therapy.
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