Boogie-woogie was a piano style that began sometime in the early 20th century — and, by the 1930s, became a huge pop-music fad. Here, rock historian Ed Ward explains how the genre re-emerged in ...

Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.

Ricky Nye has more juggling expertise than a train car full of Ringling Bros. clowns. While he’s prepping for a pair of Raisins reunion shows, he’s simultaneously managing the details of staging the ...