Barrel House Piano

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb2T4EcjlDs&list=PLyQ71hlTt0j5MLEPNEVC8uiA6vUMC6dgF

While Carl Hogan provided the guitar licks  and Louis Jordan the vibe of rock and roll the boogey woogie piano players laid the foundation of the 2/4 beat.

Meade Lux Lewis was one of the greatest boogey-woogie bashers of ivory.

Boogey Woogey followed the same time scales of Blues but provided the upbeat rock and roll would need. Music meant for dancing and drinking. Not just drinking.

Boogey Woogey does usually follow a 12 bar meter. Rock n roll settled on an 8 bar as boogey woogey went from piano, dualing piano, and then lead guitar....thanks to Mr. Chuck Berry....

Boogey Woogey was so connected to the other elements like Western Swing, Texas/Chicago Blues,  and Jump Jazz.

Blind Lemon Jefferson called the bass lines supplied by guitar "Booga Rooga" (the word derves from some West African language brought with slaves).

Boogey Woogey, like much of the Blues, got created in Texas where people noted a "Fast Western" style among Black ragtime players.

Fun fact...the "Western" in Country and Western..isn't a direction. "Freed" Slaves who built the railroads for Texas Western Railroad Company called that unique Texas ragtime "Fast Western" in reference to the railroad company.

This became the "Western" half of Country Western.