The subtext is simple—a perfectly balanced left hand augmented by a bouncing, out-of-control right hand crossed with the 12-bar blues turned from 33&1/3 to 78. All of this equals boogie woogie piano.

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The Bloomington Blues and Boogie Woogie Piano Festival will return for its seventh year this Sunday, including 10 artists performing blues, boogie woogie and other related music styles. The festival ...

Boogie Woogie. Jools Holland needs little introduction. In 1973 he met up with Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook and formed Squeeze and with hits like ‘Cool for Cats’ and ‘Up the Junction’ Squeeze ...

For the 16th year the boogie-woogie piano man opened this most special of festivals, but this time it looked as if the weather might be the winner. It rained a couple of times, once torrentially, as ...

Jools Holland, king of boogie-woogie piano, reveals his lifelong passion for classical music in conversation with Michael Berkeley. Show more Jools Holland, king of boogie-woogie piano, reveals his ...

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