In 1974, Kool and the Gang had a huge hit with the song “Jungle Boogie.” The song, from the band’s 1973 album Wild and Peaceful, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 9, 1974, and was on ...

Detroit — He was only 2 years old when he first saw his grandpa dance the Boogie Woogie. Ron Ford Jr. was captivated watching his grandfather, Lester Payne, 86, execute the form of swing dance ...

Boogie-woogie blues pianist and singer Victor Wainwright and his band The Train will tour Rochester 8 p.m. Saturday, July 7, at Funk ‘N Waffles, 204 N. Water St. with special guest Doug Woolverton.

In the end, the physician couldn't heal himself. Dr. John, one of the rock era's great piano players, and a key figure in the New Orleans revival that put blackened, deep-fried Southern funk on the ...

During her eighth visit to Mountain Stage since 1992, Louisiana-bred Marcia Ball plays her signature jump blues, boogie-woogie and swamp funk. Ball was born in Orange, Texas, and grew up in nearby ...

Boogie-woogie was a piano style that began sometime in the early 20th century — and, by the 1930s, became a huge pop-music fad. Here, rock historian Ed Ward explains how the genre re-emerged in ...

SALEM – The 2011 Rhythm at the Mill Concert Series’ final concert featuring the blues, R&B, funk and boogie woogie, will take place at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, at The Willamette Heritage Center at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Jungle Boogie” became a club classic at the dawn of the disco era. The song featured a funk guitar track, bass riff, horns, and ...