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Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame - 2006 Inductees
[Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame: 2014 | 2012 | 2010 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004 | 2002 | 2000 | 1998 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994]John Puckett
John Puckett was born and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He started piano lessons at the age of eight. When he was twelve he was playing in his church. When he was a sophomore in college, he went on tour with bandleader Willie Mitchell.
After college, Puckett recorded an LP album, Meet John Puckett and His Piano on the King Label. John later played at The Black Orchid Lounge, and backed up shows at The Vapors in Hot Springs, during its peak.
He was the elder of several fine players appearing at the Black Orchid Lounge, which also featured the late pianists Art Porter, Sr. and Charles Thomas.
His fine artistry and skills are well known in the Hot Springs area. In Little Rock he had long engagements appearing at the Peabody Hotel and Little Rock Country Club of Little Rock. In addition to his outstanding jazz talents, John is Minister of Music at the Visitors's Chapel AME Church. The Arkansas jazz community is so fortunate to have this excellent musician in Arkansas, and in the 2006 Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.
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