[David]

Originally Posted by Gailh

I read somewhere that she said for blues piano you have to have a strong left hand.

I'd say for boogie-woogie even more than for blues. Still, your right hand has to do all the embellishments & arpeggios & whatnot, too, but similar requirements could be noted for all types of music.

Does it necessarily help then to be left handed?

Here's my view, often stated: It's not that it necessarily helps but being left-handed (like Christine) certainly affects one's style & one's sound. Christine's I-V shuffle in the left hand is more metronomic & more precise than a lot of other piano players who have played all those FM shuffles. I think that's due to two reasons: her being left-handed & her playing music with Mick Fleetwood for so many years.

My view of christine's chops is that she is not highly gifted or remarkably agile but that she has enormous personal style within her limited technique -- she is recognizable. In that sense, Christine is to other rock & blues pianists as Lindsey is to other rock & blues guitarists & Mick is to other rock & blues drummers.