Our friendly multilingual customer service team will be happy to resolve your queries. Boogie woogie was more of a piano musical style c,g,a,g than a dance with pinetop smith writing the first official boogie woogie song in 1928. Now listen here all of you, this is my pine top trouble i want everybody to dance em just like i tell you and when i say hold yourself everybody get ready to. Over a period of three weeks, he recorded a total of eight pieces, before the label finally approved pinetop s boogie woogie for release on december 29, 1928. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Perkins spent much of his childhood moving around the delta, living with his mother or other relatives, or with his friend, guitarist boyd gilmore. Compilations other albums which feature this performance of the song. Piano pieces by scott joplin, fats waller, willie the lion smith, earl fatha hines, bud powell, thelonious monk, and many more ragtime, blues, swing, boogiewoogie and jazz by stuart isacoff compiled and edited by and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The cd booklet includes original liner notes from the original release. Boogiewoogie culture wikia fandom powered by wikia. Jump steady blues remaster pinetop s blues remaster pinetop s boogie woogie. This book is a new edition of a work published in 1989 with a slightly. It is clarence pine top smith who first used the term boogie woogie in his 1928 recording pine top s boogie woogie. Now, when i tell you to hold it, i dont want you to move a thing. The style finally found its name in 1928 with pinetops boogiewoogie p. Even without this, his name would still have been legendary, because it was at the age of 24 that he was shot and killed in an exchange of bullets in which he was not involved the day. Pinetop s boogie woogie sheet music by clarence pinetop smith. However, there were main parts of the music style as far back as 1900. Jan 29, 2019 the first wave of boogiewoogie players was influenced by ragtime music which we discussed in another video, whereas later boogiewoogie players were more influenced by blues music. Pinetop perkins academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
It was performed under different names and most likely appeared in the 1870s in camps of afroamerican workers at marshall county and harrison county in texas, then. Clarence smith, better known as pinetop smith or pine top smith 1904 1929 performs pine top boogie. On december 29, 1928, he recorded his influential pine top s boogie woogie, one of the first boogie woogie style recordings to make a hit, and which cemented the name for the style. Since this aint no museum, my aim is not to depict actually existing specimen of 78 rpm records. While boogie woogie s exact origins are a mystery, smith s energetic pine top s boogie woogie cut during his first vocalion label sessions in 1928 marked the first known use of the phrase on record, and its lyrics a cry of hold it nowstop boogie woogie. One of the earliest boogie woogie hits, as mentioned early, was pinetop s boogie woogie by pinetop smith, released in 1929. He was a regular in barrelhouses and rentparties, and died accidentally in a shooting in chicago. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. The maze of new and recent discs by this veteran chicago piano man can be daunting, but rest assured that this is one of his best to date.
Clarence pine top smith where it all began, 90 years ago it was recorded in chicago on 29th december, 1928. Pine top smith or pinetop smith clarence smith, june 11, 1904 march 15, 1929 was an american boogie woogie style blues pianist. One of the earliest boogiewoogie hits, as mentioned early, was pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop smith, released in 1929. Transcription of on the famous 1928 brunswickvocalion recording. Buy the note for note transcription of pinetops boogie woogie by pine top smith, from. It was released on march 1, 1929 by clarence pinetop smith on vocalion records, a piano rag that cemented boogie woogie as the name of its entire genre, which eventually evolved into rock and roll. Allan block little joe blue blue smitty juke boy bonner roy book binder. Many of the songs are perkins standbys kidney stew, caldonia, and of course, pinetop s boogie woogie but the backing here is so stellar sidemen include harpists james cotton and kim wilson, guitarists matt murphy, jimmy rogers, hubert sumlin. The first boogie woogie hit was pinetop s boogie woogie by pinetop smith, recorded in 1928 and first released in 1929.
Perkins played with some of the most influential blues and rock and roll performers in american history and received numerous honors during his lifetime, including a grammy lifetime achievement award. In 1928, he recorded his influential pine top s boogie woogie, one of the first boogie woogie style recordings to make a hit, and which cemented the name for the style. His hit tune, pine top s boogie woogie, featured rhythmic breaks that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music. Smith was born in troy, alabama and raised in birmingham, alabama.
In the song, pine top talks over the recording, telling how to dance to the number. Released in 2003 from a 1979 album that was recorded in 1978. It was performed under different names and most likely appeared in the 1870s in camps of afroamerican workers at marshall county and harrison county in texas, then through the big industrial cities barrel houses. Pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop perkins 607396250325. Check out pinetop s boogie woogie by pinetop smith on amazon music. Clarence pinetop smith pinetops boogie woogie lyrics.
Covers performances of a song with the same name by different artists. On 29 december 1928 he recorded his influential pine top s boogie woogie, one of the first boogie woogie style recordings to make a hit, and which cemented the name for the style. Boogie woogie is one of the first blues styles that appeared in the end of the 19th century. Pinetops boogie woogie sheet music by clarence pinetop smith transcription of on the famous 1928 brunswickvocalion recording albert ammons learned this version of pinetops boogie and turned it into boogie woogie stomp. Smith talks over the recording, telling how to dance to the number. Boogie woogie, pine top smith african american registry. Also smith uses the phrase boogiewoogie as a verb, not a noun as is most common these days. Clarence pine top smith pine tops boogie sheet music. Pine top smith pinetops boogie woogie pinetops blues. Pine top talks over the recording, telling how to dance to the number. Print and download pine top s boogie sheet music by clarence pine top smith. Recorded in 1928, pinetop s boogie woogie was the first recorded piece to use the term boogie woogie in the title. Perkins spent much of his childhood moving around the delta, living with his mother or other relatives, or. Axel christensens instruction book for modern swing music four books in.
In the song, pine top talks over the recording, telling how to dance to. Pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop smith on amazon music. While in chicago, he also made a name for himself on the city s houserent party and club circuits. Jun 04, 2015 pinetop perkins with his pinetop s boogie woogie from muddy mississippi waters live legacy edition.
Pine top smith pinetops boogie woogie 1928 youtube. Pinetop perkins pinetops boogie woogie releases discogs. You will be able to download the pdf as soon as the payment is complete. Pine tops boogie woogie pine top smith vocalion, 1928 pine tops boogie woogie is the record credited with laying the foundation for the boogie woogie craze, but its creator, alabamaborn pianist clarence pine top smith, did not live long enough to witness the phenomenon. A highly influential blues and boogie woogie pianist, pinetop perkins spent over 10 years playing with the legendary muddy waters before going on to enjoy widespread acclaim as a solo act. And when i tell you to get it, i want you to boogie woogie. It was also the first recording to have the phrase boogie woogie in the song s title. 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. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. The original boogie woogie by clarence pinetop smith piano solo. Pine tops boogie woogie pine top smith vocalion, 1928. Pine top s boogie woogie pine top smith vocalion, 1928 pine top s boogie woogie is the record credited with laying the foundation for the boogie woogie craze, but its creator, alabamaborn pianist clarence pine top smith, did not live long enough to witness the phenomenon. This 1992 album from pinetop perkins has been remastered and issued on vinyl for the first time. About pinetop s boogie woogie pine top s boogie woogie, recorded in 1928, was the first record to use the slang boogie woogie, cementing it as the popular name for the.
Print and download pine tops boogie sheet music by clarence pine top smith. When i tell you to hold it this time, i dont want you to move a peg. Versions different performances of the song by the same artist. Pine tops boogie woogie, a song by pinetop smith on spotify. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Pinetop s boogie woogie is a song initially recorded on december 29, 1928 in chicago, illinois, united states. Smith s pine top s boogie woogie of 1929 was so popular that many pianists, including perkins, took up boogie woogie and sometimes even adopted the name pine top, or pinetop. Pinetop smith pinetops boogie woogie 1928 music video. Pinetop s boogie woogie piano solo silvan zingg by silvan zingg. In 1928 he recorded pine tops boogie woogie, one of the first boogie woogie.
The original boogie woogie by clarence pinetop smith piano. He worked for some time as an entertainer in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, then toured on the t. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in bb major transposable. It is clarence pine top smith who first used the term boogie woogie in his 1928 recording pine tops boogie woogie. Illustrated pine top smith discography stefan wirz. The first wave of boogie woogie players was influenced by ragtime music which we discussed in another video, whereas later boogie woogie players were more influenced by blues music. Smiths pine tops boogie woogie of 1929 was so popular that many pianists, including perkins, took up boogie woogie and sometimes even adopted the name pine top, or pinetop. All products are inspected and playing quality guaranteed excluding any digital content.
Its distinctive theme appears in many other boogie woogie, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll compositions up until the present day. Pinetops boogie woogie is a song initially recorded on december 29, 1928 in chicago, illinois, united states. Pinetop perkins with his pinetop s boogie woogie from muddy mississippi waters live legacy edition. Smith s record was the first boogie woogie recording to be a commercial hit, and helped establish boogie woogie as the name of the style. In 1928, he recorded his influential pine tops boogie woogie, one of the first boogie woogie style recordings to make a hit, and which cemented the name for the style.
All spoken brand new number, folks, called boogie woogie. He said he originated the number at a houserent party in st. The style finally found its name in 1928 with pinetop s boogie woogie p. In 1929, pinetop was killed by a stray bullet when a fight broke out in a chicago dance hall. Clarence smith june 11, 1904 march 15, 1929, better known as pinetop smith or pine top smith, was an american boogiewoogie style blues pianist. Clarence smith, better known as pinetop smith or pine top smith 11 june 1904 15 march 1929 was an influential american boogie woogie style jazz pianist. Clarence pine top smith pine tops boogie sheet music in. Pinetop s boogie woogie, recorded 1928 1229 pinetop s blues, originally released version was recorded 1928 1229 jump steady blues, originally released version was recorded 19290115. Boogiewoogie today is a living art, showcased at boogiewoogie festivals in the. Piano pieces by scott joplin, fats waller, willie the lion smith, earl fatha hines, bud powell, thelonious monk, and many more ragtime, blues, swing, boogie woogie and jazz by stuart isacoff compiled and edited by and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Each package comes in a one of a kind embossed leatherette cd jacket.
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