1904 - 1929
It is Clarence "Pine Top" Smith who first used the term « Boogie-Woogie » in his 1928 recording Pinetop's Boogie Woogie. This song had a great influence on all other tunes of its kind and will be used by Albert Ammons in his Boogie Woogie Stomp. He was a regular in barrel-houses and rent-parties, and died accidentally in a shooting in Chicago.
Pinetop Smith - Pinetops Boogie Woogie
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