Boogie-woogie is a kind of blues piano playing in which the left hand drones a set bass phrase over & over, while the right hand goes to town with whatever variations the player can think up. Its form ...

Chase Garrett’s among a small crop of young pianists to move to St. Louis over the last few years, each of them digging into classic veins of American songcraft. Playing around town as a solo act and ...

From Seattle to Paris Wendy spreads the gospel of Chicagobased blues piano and boogie woogie. She’s well steeped inthe stylings of Otis Spann, Memphis Slim, Sunnyland Slim andAlbert Ammons - the ...

Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play boogie-woogie piano music Johnny B. travels throughout Alaska by bush plane to play his signature boogie-woogie piano music to remote ...

ST. JOSEPH — Pianist Matthew Ball performs from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St. Known as “The Boogie Woogie Kid,” Ball presents an upbeat program of New Orleans ...

It’s been six years since boogie-woogie pianist Erwin Helfer has been able to grace the Chicago Blues Festival with his music, and that’s too long. At age 82, Helfer may be Chicago’s last living ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ben Toury will share his blend of boogie-woogie music, possibly while upside down, to this year's Bloomington Boogie Woogie ...

Huey “Piano” Smith, the R&B pianist and composer whose 1950s hits “Don’t You Just Know It” and “Rockin’ Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu” added New Orleans spice to the early rock ‘n’ roll recipe, died ...