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and the Boogie Woogie
Only
a few of the Blues musicians could live on their music, most of them had
two jobs. During the day they worked in the steel industry or in other
factories and at night they played their music - wherever they had the
chance to play.
Boogy was a special house or flat party. A tenant could not pay his rent, so he organised a party, hired a piano player (or was one himself), used his last money to buy cheap alcohol and the party could start. Admission
fee was a quarter, and at the end of the night, the tenant had the money
for his rent.
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In
the prewar Chicago Blues aera, the piano was a popular instrument, but
as they tuned the guitars in different styles, also the blues piano had
to sound different from a normal one.
Either
the piano was not tuned at all and was off tune after a while, or paper
was put between its keys to produce an unclear wailing sound.
And
no blues musician would ever play a concert piano – this was one of the
worst crimes they could attempt.
Go to: The Boogie-Woogie-Piano Homepage
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