Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.

Many picturesque villages in East Texas are trying to reinvent themselves as tourist destinations for weekenders from Dallas and Houston. One such town is Marshall, which was the center of the state's ...

Pine Top Smith, piano and vocals. Production notes: Recorded in Chicago, Dec. 29, 1928 (1st, 2nd works), Jan. 15, 1929 (3rd work) and Jan. 14, 1929 (4th work)--Cf. Brunswick records, a discography of ...

Sue Palmer became a San Diego favorite in the 1980s and 1990s as a key member of the bands Tobacco Road and the world-touring Candye Kane & The Swingin’ Armadillos. But when this award-winning pianist ...