Colleen Haining sits down at her piano and fleshes out a nice hip-shakin’riff on the black and white keys. The notes whoop and holler, bringing to mind the indelible swing of the greats: Jerry Lee ...

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 ...

Boogie-woogie is a driving blues piano style that features a rolling, “eight-to-the-bar” rhythm. It’s based on ostinato bass figures in 8/8 time, and mostly uses the 12-bar blues harmonic scheme.