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 ...

Little Willie Littlefield, the blues singer and boogie-woogie pianist who recorded the first version of the rock-and-roll standard “Kansas City” and whose piano work influenced generations of rock and ...

Cow Cow (Charles) Davenport: Cow Cow Blues; Pine Top Smith: Jump Steady Blues; Charlie Spand: Moanin' The Blues; Romeo Nelson: Head Rag Hop; Wesley Wallace: Fanny Lee Blues; Little Brother Montgomery: ...

Veteran English blues performer John Mayall's "reminiscences" here aren't "of great blues figures" but of encounters, often via recordings, of the very best barrelhouse, blues and boogie woogie piano ...

The term “Boogie-Woogie” refers to rapid, upbeat jazz originally intended for dancing. And it’s darn near impossible not to do just that when you hear it. Boogie-woogie is keyboard music wherein the ...

Fresh Air's jazz critic reviews Boogie Woogie and Blues Piano, a new box set featuring remastered recordings from music greats such as Chicago's Jimmy Yancy, Meade Lux Lewis and Pete Johnson. It also ...

The following is a press release written by Craig Brenner for the Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival. Bloomington Boogies returns! On October 10-12, 2026, enjoy acclaimed artists at ...

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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 ...

If you push-pinned Kenny “Blues Boss” Wayne’s career on a roadmap, it would be dotted with names like Champion Jack Dupree, Amos Milburn, Michael Kaeshammer, Jim Carrey and, believe it or not, the PT ...

The Bloomington Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Festival returns this year after a hiatus due to post-pandemic financial challenges. Founded by local musician Craig Brenner, the festival aims to introduce ...