Erwin Helfer, a Chicago boogie woogie innovator and master, has been forging his own piano music legacy. Erwin has been playing and performing for over forty years. The sounds and personalities of past boogie woogie and blues pianists have nurtured Erwin's musical growth. For many years, Erwin accompanied Mama Yancey, the wife of Chicago blues piano patriarch Jimmy "Papa" Yancey, and later recorded one album with her. He was also mentored and influenced by Cripple Clarence Lofton, Speckled Red, and Sunnyland Slim.
These are photos from concerts where Erwin Helfer played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Erwin Helfer / Odie Payne Jr / Big Time Sarah Jul 7, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Sundae
Little Brother Montgomery / Erwin Helfer / Big Time Sarah / Odie Payne, Jr Jun 9, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Sundae
Big Time Sarah / Odie Payne, Jr / Erwin Helfer May 12, 1979 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Sundae
