boogie woogie
what it is
Boogie-woogie is a style of piano-based blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s, but originated much earlier, and was extended from piano, to three pianos at once, guitar, big band, and country and western music, and even gospel. Whilst the blues traditionally depicts a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly associated with dancing. It's believed boogie-woogie gave birth to the earliest versions of uptempo music.
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What is boogie woogie?
Boogie-woogie is a style of piano-based blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s, but originated much earlier, and was extended from piano, to three pianos at once, guitar, big band, and country and western music, and even gospel. Whilst the blues traditionally depicts a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly associated with dancing. It's believed boogie-woogie gave birth to the earliest versions of uptempo music.
What are good boogie woogie albums to start with?
Try Boogie Woogie Classics by Axel Zwingenberger, Pinetop's Boogie Woogie by Pinetop Perkins, Jimmy Yancey Vol. 1 1939 - 1940 by Jimmy Yancey, and Boogie Woogie Stomp by Albert Ammons.
Who are some women making boogie woogie?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/boogie-woogie/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making boogie woogie, from mainstream to underground.
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