Editing Boogie-woogie (section)

{{Short description|Genre of blues music}}
{{Other uses|Boogie-woogie (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox music genre <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Music_genres -->
| name              = Boogie-woogie
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Blues]]}}
| cultural_origins  =  Late 19th century, [[Piney Woods]] of [[Northeast Texas]], U.S.
| derivatives       = {{hlist|[[Rock and roll]]|[[rockabilly]]|[[rhythm and blues]]}}
| fusiongenres      = {{hlist|[[Jump blues]]|[[boogie rock]]}}
}}

'''Boogie-woogie''' is a [[Music genre|genre]] of [[blues]] music that became popular during the late 1920s, but already developed in African-American communities since the 1870s.<ref name=Paul>Paul, Elliot, ''That Crazy American Music'' (1957), Chapter 10, p. 229.</ref> It was eventually extended from piano to piano duo and trio, guitar, [[big band]], [[country music|country and western]], and [[Gospel music|gospel]]. While standard blues traditionally expresses a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly [[dance music]]<ref name="Music"/> (although not usually played for the competitive [[boogie-woogie (dance)|dance known as boogie-woogie]], a term of convenience in that sport). The genre had a significant influence on [[rhythm and blues]] and [[rock and roll]].

Boogie-woogie waned in popularity in the 1930s, but enjoyed a resurgence and its greatest acclaim in the 1940s, reaching audiences around the world. Among its most famous acts was the "Boogie Woogie Trio" of [[Pete Johnson (musician)|Pete Johnson]], [[Albert Ammons]], and [[Meade "Lux" Lewis]]. Other famous boogie woogie pianists of this peak era were [[Maurice Rocco]] and [[Freddie Slack]]. There were also many very notable women boogie woogie pianists during this time, including [[Hadda Brooks]], [[Winifred Atwell]], [[Martha Davis (singer)|Martha Davis]], and [[Hazel Scott]], as well as in later years, such as [[Katie Webster]].