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Barrelhouse, Boogie Woogie & Blues w/ Clay Swafford

Presented by Continental Bakery Downtown at Continental Bakery Downtown, Birmingham AL

Sep 18 2015
Barrelhouse, Boogie Woogie & Blues w/ Clay Swafford

Some folks say that boogie woogie was invented by Troy, Alabama native Pine Top Smith when his 1928 recording “Pine Top’s Boogie Woogie” became one of the first popular hits of its type. Others claim that this “fast blues” piano style was developed long before by poor African-American workers in lumber and turpentine camps of East Texas. 

What do YOU know about this history? Are the rhythms of trains involved? Can you describe the sound and players of “cathouse”? Did your mother, her mother, or ... view more »

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1820 4th Ave North, Birmingham, AL 35203

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