GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Boogie
- Genre family
- Funk
- Starting recordings
- 50
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Boogie
Boogie is a branch of the Funk family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Boogie is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Pizzicato Five, Amos Milburn and Rocket 88.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreFunk
Current genreBoogie
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Body Rock2016 · Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 02Back Bay Boogie1946 · Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 03Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar1945 · Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 04Georgy Porgy (special 12″ disco mix)Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 05T‐Bone BoogieBoogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 06You Can't Stay Here2000 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 07Go to Reno1998 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 08Barrelhouse Breakdown1992 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 09Honky Tonk Train Blues2007 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 10Decatur Street Boogie1993 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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