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A HISTORY OF BOOGIE WOOGIE 
| No.: | R0234 |
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| Year: | 1987 |
| Run time: | 00:52:00 |
| Director: | John Jeremy |
| Producers: | RM Arts/LWT South Bank Show |
Synopsis
Boogie woogie became a craze in 1940s America, having started as a piano form in the logging camps of Texas and Louisiana in the twenties. With a vintage parade of classic clips featuring the great exponents of boogie woogie – including Meade Lux Lewis, Albert Ammons and Pete Johnson – this programme gives a history of the distinctive style which energised popular music. As a climax, two of today’s leading Boogie artists, Big Joe Duskin and Axel Zwingenberger, stage a special jam session.