What is Boogie-woogie?
'''Boogie-woogie''' is a solo [[piano]]-style that became very popular in the late [[1930s]] and early [[1940s]]. Boogie-woogie was developed in the southern parts of the USA. Boogie-woogie is connected with [[dancing]]. It has a regular [[bassline|bass figure]], an [[ostinato]] and simple examples of [[level (music)|shifts of level]]. [[File:Boogie-woogie-bassline.svg|Another]] ==Notable players== * [[Albert Ammons]] * [[Deanna Bogart]] * [[James Booker]] * [[Eddie Boyd]] * [[Eden Brent]] * [[Cleo Patra Brown]] * [[Leroy Carr]] * [[Cow Cow Davenport]] * [[Champion Jack Dupree]] * [[Big Joe Duskin]] * [[Erwin Helfer]] * [[Jools Holland]] * [[Dr. John]] * [[Pete Johnson]] * [[Meade Lux Lewis]] * [[Memphis Slim]] * [[Big Maceo Merriweather]] * [[Amos Milburn]] * [[Willie Perryman|Piano Red]] * [[Pinetop Perkins]] * [[Martin Pyrker]] * [[Ann Rabson]] * [[Mike Sanchez]] * [[Clarence Smith|Pinetop Smith]] * [[Otis Spann]] * [[Speckled Red]] * [[Roosevelt Sykes]] * [[Montana Taylor]] * [[Hersal Thomas]] * [[Sippie Wallace]] * [[Vince Weber]] * [[Katie Webster]] * [[Mitch Woods]] * [[Jimmy Yancey]] * [[Axel Zwingenberger]] == Other websites == * [http://www.bowofo.org The Boogie Woogie Foundation (contains extensive article on the history of Boogie Woogie)] * [http://www.colindavey.com/BoogieWoogie/ Boogie Woogie Piano Articles] * [http://www.boogiewoogie.com All Things Boogie] * === Festivals === * [http://www.boogiefestival.nl International Boogie Woogie Festival Netherlands] * [http://www.boogiefestival.com International Boogie Woogie Festival Switzerland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314164348/http://www.boogiefestival.com/ |date=2021-03-14 }} {{blues}} [[Category:Blues music]]