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Brendan Kavanagh (born October 1967 [2] [3]), also known as "Dr K" due to his PhD in English, is a British pianist and piano teacher of Irish descent.He specializes in playing and promoting the boogie-woogie genre, almost exclusively improvised, often combined with classical, jazz, blues, rock & roll, and traditional Irish music themes.
Huey "Piano" Smith (1934–2023), "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu", also accompanist on Frankie Ford's "Sea Cruise" Pinetop Smith (1904–1929), "Pine Top's Boogie Woogie" in 1929 was the first boogie-woogie hit and popularized the name for the style; Charlie Spand (1893–after 1958)
At the International Boogie Woogie Festival in Lugano, they presented their first joint four-handed CD "Beloved Boogie Woogie" on 22 April 2017. [14] In August 2017 and 2022 she was invited to perform at the world's biggest Boogie Woogie Festival at Laroquebrou in France. [15] [16] She also attended lots of Jazz & Boogie-Festivals all around ...
Gene Taylor (July 2, 1952 – February 20, 2021) was an American pianist best known for his boogie woogie style. Over a career spanning more than 50 years he accompanied many musicians, produced several solo albums and was briefly part of Canned Heat.
From 2007 to 2011, Migliazza produced an annual dueling boogie woogie piano event in Tucson, called The Booginator with Eric-Jan Overbeek (aka Mr. Boogie Woogie). [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In 2011, Migliazza teamed up with former Chuck Berry piano player Bob Baldori , to perform Baldori's original stage play about the history of Boogie Woogie music ...
Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since the 1870s. [1] It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western music, and gospel.
The Rhythm Kings' version of "Swanee River Boogie" sold a million copies, and their 1936 recording of "Boogie Woogie Stomp" has been described as "the first 12-bar piano based boogie-woogie, [which] was imitated by many jazz bands." [1] Ammons moved from Chicago to New York City, where he teamed up with another pianist, Pete Johnson. [5]
Caroline Dahl is an American pianist and composer of boogie woogie and American roots music. She is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, where she played with the Metropolitan Blues All Stars. She has lived in San Francisco [1] for more than 35 years, where she performs solo around the Bay area and with Tom Rigney & Flambeau. [2]