Boogie-woogie

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Boogie-woogie is a style of piano-based blues that became very popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Boogie-woogie is connected with dancing.

It has a regular bass figure, an ostinato and simple examples of shifts of level.

Another

[change] Other websites

  • The Boogie Woogie Foundation (contains extensive article on the history of Boogie Woogie)
  • Boogie Woogie Piano Articles
  • All Things Boogie

[change] Festivals

  • International Boogie Woogie Festival Netherlands
  • International Boogie Woogie Festival Switzerland
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Blues music
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Boogie-woogie - Classic female blues - Country blues - Delta blues - Electric blues - Fife and drum blues - Jump blues - Piano blues
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Blues-rock - Jazz blues - Punk blues - Soul blues
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British blues - Canadian blues - Chicago blues - Detroit blues - East Coast blues - Kansas City blues - Louisiana blues - Memphis blues - New Orleans blues - Piedmont blues - St. Louis blues - Swamp blues - Texas blues - West Coast blues
Related topics
Blues genres - Blues musicians - Blues scale - Jug band - Origins
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Categories: Blues music | Music genres
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