Boogie-woogie is a genre of blues music that became popular during the late 1920s, developed in African-American communities since 1870s. It was eventually extended from piano, to piano duo and trio, guitar, big band, country and western music, and gospel.While standard blues traditionally expresses a variety of emotions, boogie-woogie is mainly associated with dancing …

Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur.The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic Artos meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more widely believed, is that the name is derived from the Roman clan Artorius who lived in Roman Britain for centuries.. A common spelling variant used …

Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star is a 2011 American comedy film directed by Tom Brady, produced by Happy Madison Productions, distributed by Columbia Pictures, written by Adam Sandler, Allen Covert, and Nick Swardson, and starring Swardson, Christina Ricci, Stephen Dorff, and Don Johnson.It tells the story of a man-child whose reserved parents were famous porn …

"Blame It on the Boogie" is a song released in 1978 by English singer-songwriter Mick Jackson. It has been covered by numerous other artists, including The Jacksons.The song was performed on Musikladen (January 1979), Aplauso (February 1979), Sonja's Goed Nieuws Show (2 February 1979) and ABBA Special: Disco in the Snow Part 1 (18 February 1979).

Biography Early life. Clarence Leonidas Fender ("Leo") was born on August 10, 1909, to Clarence Monte Fender and Harriet Elvira Wood, owners of a successful orange grove located between Anaheim and Fullerton, California, United States.. At the age of 8 years, Leo developed a tumor in his left eye, resulting in the eye being removed and being replaced with a glass eye, making …

John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. The son of a sharecropper, he rose to prominence performing an electric guitar-style adaptation of Delta blues.Hooker often incorporated other elements, including talking blues and early North Mississippi hill country blues.He developed his own driving-rhythm …

During the late 1970s – early 1980s, Valiant was a central player in the Memphis, Tennessee wrestling scene. He feuded regularly with Jerry Lawler and teamed with Bill Dundee to dominate the tag team matches of that time. He even recorded a song, "The Ballad of Handsome Jimmy", which was used in wrestling arenas as his entry music and became a mainstay on some …

Lawrence "Kris" Parker (born August 20, 1965), better known by his stage names KRS-One (/ ˌ k eɪ ɑːr ɛ s ˈ w ʌ n /; an abbreviation of "Knowledge Reigns Supreme Over Nearly Everyone") and Teacha, is an American rapper, lyricist and occasional producer from New York City.He rose to prominence as part of the hip hop group Boogie Down Productions, which he formed with DJ …

Daniel Hernandez (born May 8, 1996), known professionally as 6ix9ine (stylized 6IX9INE and pronounced "six nine") and also as Tekashi69, is an American rapper.His music has been marked by an aggressive style of rapping, while his controversial public persona is characterized by his distinctive rainbow-colored hair, extensive tattoos, legal issues, and publicized celebrity feuds.

A. Rob Agerbeek (born 1937), Indonesian-born Dutch boogie-woogie and early jazz pianist; Dave Alexander (1938-2012), aka 'Omar Sharriff", American blues pianist; Albert Ammons (1907–1949), American pianist, father of bebop tenorman Gene Ammons; The Andrews Sisters, American singers known for "Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar" and "Boogie Woogie Bugle …