This is one of the earliest recordings of the musical genre of boogie, aka barrelhouse or honky-tonk. This piano form originated in Texas following the Civil War and developed in the logging camps throughout the South. Originally considered low brow, (as opposed to high brow Ragtime), boogie piano was mostly played in saloons and at rent parties. Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLcKh5uvyw3hYxlnht2vlagu7XX8o2lLia.html
This is one of the earliest recordings of the musical genre of boogie, aka barrelhouse or honky-tonk. This piano form originated in Texas following the Civil War and developed in the logging camps throughout the South. Originally considered low brow, (as opposed to high brow Ragtime), boogie piano was mostly played in saloons and at rent parties.
Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLcKh5uvyw3hYxlnht2vlagu7XX8o2lLia.html
Ragtime was also considered low-brow piano, but boogie-woogie (or "Fast Western") was thought to be *lower* than low-brow.