Little Willie Littlefield, the blues singer and boogie-woogie pianist who recorded the first version of the rock-and-roll standard “Kansas City” and whose piano work influenced generations of rock and ...
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. Pianist Mark Lincoln Braun, better known as Mr. B., finds joy in the blues – in all its forms. What ...
The final chapter of "Martin Scorsese Presents the Blues," takes the greatest liberties in defining the musical form. Clint Eastwood adds a more personal touch than the other six films as he looks at ...
Meade “Lux” Lewis didn’t just record a blues—he conjured a rolling landscape of rhythm and motion. Cut in 1928, “Honky Tonk Train Blues” demanded a great deal of the pianist: relentless drive, ...
Twenty years ago, across the Lincoln Park street where Erwin Helfer has lived since 1968, new neighbors moved in and installed a grand piano in their front window — and rarely played it. “A lot of ...
A musical revue at Circa '21 saluting the roots of American rock will be anchored by a Dutch pianist. Eric-Jan Overbeek, also known as Mr. Boogie Woogie, who was born in the Netherlands, will bring ...
ST. JOSEPH — Pianist Matthew Ball performs from 7 to 9 p.m. Oct. 14 at the Box Factory for the Arts, 1101 Broad St. Known as “The Boogie Woogie Kid,” Ball presents an upbeat program of New Orleans ...