This New Jersey-born pianist was one of the inventors of the stride piano style. He wrote the song Charleston which began the great dance craze of the 1920s. Who was this great musician?
- Thomas Waller
- Art Tatum
- Lucky Roberts
- James Price Johnson
Answer
The correct answer is D) James Price Johnson.
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