My piano teacher gave me the sheet music for Pinetop Smith’s (1928 song) ‘Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie.’ From there, I got into Ray Charles and I just kept going. I got the boogie-woogie bug ...

This weekend, the second annual outdoor Boogie Woogie festival celebrates that music in Marshall. Boogie Woogie Corporation Founder Alan Loudermilk talked with musicians Wes Jeans and Louanne Neely ...

In a typical boogie piano solo, every new chorus will introduce a different melodic idea based on the abstract blues scheme, thus challenging the player’s imagination. Boogie-woogie is credited with ...

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 ...

Boogie Woogie Corporation Founder Alan Loudermilk makes his way through a tunnel beneath the railroad tracks which leads to the Marshall Train Depot. The depot houses the Texas and Pacific Railway ...

The Ezra Charles Band was playing tighter than ever in its decades-spanning history when its leader decided to pull the plug. Charles - a remarkable pianist from Beaumont - received a lifetime ...