GENRE · KNOWLEDGE GUIDE
Boogie
- Genre family
- Funk
- Starting recordings
- 12
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 Amos Milburn, T‐Bone Walker and Kashif.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreFunk
Current genreBoogie
REFINE THIS VIEWFilter within Boogie
Era, region and genre remain as an intersection. Options with no matching recordings are hidden.
CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
United States · Boogie
The recordings, artists and albums below match the selected era, region and genre. Remove any condition independently.
ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar1945 · Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 02Back Bay Boogie1946 · Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 03T‐Bone BoogieBoogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 04Georgy Porgy (special 12″ disco mix)Boogie · boogieOpen in new tab 05Decatur Street Boogie1993 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 06Last Night1993 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 07French Fried Potatoes and Ketchup1994 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 08I Just Gotta Have You (Lover Turn Me On)1998 · Electro-Funk · boogieOpen in new tab 09Honky Tonk Train Blues2007 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab 10I'm Gonna Rock Some More2007 · Boogie · boogie woogieOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
Continue with these albums
Album·1994
The Complete Aladdin Recordings of Amos Milburn
Album·1945
Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar / Hodge Podge / Caravan
Album·1946
Fiesta in Blue / Back Bay Boogie
Album·1993
Shame, Shame, Shame
Album·1993
Piano Red a.k.a. Dr. Feelgood: The Doctor's In!
Album·2007
The History of Jazz: 100 Ragtime, Dixieland & Boogie Woogie Greats
LOCAL GRAPH
View relationship graphExplore the relationship graph
KEEP EXPLORING