boogie-woogie
Boogie-woogie also known as boogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, but already developed in African-American communities since the 1870s. It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western, and gospel. While standard blues traditionally expresses a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly dance music (although not usually played for the competitive dance known as boogie-woogie, a term of convenience in that sport). The genre had a significant influence on rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
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- Boogie-woogie
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- Late 19th century, Piney Woods of Northeast Texas, U.S.
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- Musical features
- History
- 1870s–1930s
- "Fast Western" connection to Marshall and Harrison County, Texas
- Railroad connection to Marshall and Harrison County, Texas
- Texas and Pacific Railway stops associated with names for boogie-woogie left-hand bass lines
- Marshall and Harrison County, Texas, and the origin of boogie-woogie
- Development of modern boogie-woogie
- 1930s to 1940s: Carnegie Hall and swing
- Derivative forms
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Boogie-woogie also known as boogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, but already developed in African-American communities since the 1870s. It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western, and gospel. While standard blues traditionally expresses a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly dance music (although not usually played for the competitive dance known as boogie-woogie, a term of convenience in that sport). The genre had a significant influence on rhythm and blues and rock and roll.
In Texas, a piano style arose known as "fast western," often credited as the origin of boogie-woogie. The basic boogie-woogie rhythm, which was an outgrowth of ragtime and rural blues, intentionally evoked the rhythmic clacking of steam locomotives throughout the Deep South.