A highly influential blues and boogiewoogie pianist, pinetop perkins spent over 10 years playing with the legendary muddy waters before going on to enjoy widespread acclaim as a solo act. Released in 2003 from a 1979 album that was recorded in 1978. Pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop perkins 607396250325. 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. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere. However, there were main parts of the music style as far back as 1900. Smiths record was the first boogiewoogie recording to be a commercial hit, and helped establish boogiewoogie as the name of the style. Check out pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop smith on amazon music. Pinetop smith authentic boogie woogie piano coral germany. The style finally found its name in 1928 with pinetops boogiewoogie p. Clarence smith, better known as pinetop smith or pine top smith 11 june 1904 15 march. Pinetop perkins pinetops boogie woogie releases discogs. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from clarence pinetop smith at the discogs marketplace. Pine top talks over the recording, telling how to dance to the number.
Perkins, an honored blues mastodon, attends to our faculties of sensual delight while seated at the piano in an austin recording studio or on antones stage at various times over the past several years. Pinetop smith writing the first official boogie woogie song in 1928. Transcription of on the famous 1928 brunswickvocalion recording. Perkins spent much of his childhood moving around the delta, living with his mother or other relatives, or. 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. Most popular songs and artists of 1928 pop culture madness. Now, when i tell you to hold it, i dont want you to move a thing. Pine top smith or pinetop smith clarence smith, june 11, 1904 march 15, 1929 was an american boogiewoogie style blues pianist. He worked for some time as an entertainer in pittsburgh, pennsylvania, then toured on the t. For a time, pinetop smith, albert ammons, and meade lux lewis lived in the same rooming house. He was killed accidentally by a bullet in a dancehall.
It was released on march 1, 1929 by clarence pinetop smith on vocalion records, a piano rag that cemented boogiewoogie as the name of its entire genre, which eventually evolved into rock and roll. His hit tune, pine tops boogie woogie, featured rhythmic breaks that were an essential ingredient of ragtime music. The song was also the first known use of the term boogie woogie on a. In 1928 he recorded pine top s boogie woogie, one of the first boogie woogie style recordings to make a hit. 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 and induction into the blues hall of fame. In 1929, pinetop was killed by a stray bullet when a fight broke out in a chicago dance hall. It is the single most influential boogiewoogie composition of all time, it was the first recorded piece to use the term boogiewoogie in the title. The first boogiewoogie hit was pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop smith, recorded in 1928 and first released in 1929. Top artists and songs of 1928 d al jolson my mammy sonny boy theres a rainbow round my shoulder d pinetop smith pinetops boogie woogie d ben bernie lets misbehave d bertolt brecht mack the knife d bessie smith empty bed blues d bing crosby ol man river d blind willie mctell statesboro blues d cliff edwards ukelele ike. Print and download pine tops boogie sheet music by clarence pine top smith. 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.
Albert ammons learned this version of pinetops boogie and turned it into boogie woogie stomp eleven pages long. Pinetops boogie woogie sheet music by clarence pinetop smith. While boogiewoogies exact origins are a mystery, smiths energetic pine tops 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 nowstopboogie woogie. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in bb major transposable. Pine tops boogie woogie, a song by pinetop smith on spotify. Pinetops boogie woogie piano solo silvan zingg by silvan zingg. Pinetops blues, originally released version was recorded 19281229. And when i tell you to get it, i want you to boogie woogie. Pinetops boogie woogie by pinetop smith on amazon music. Explore releases from clarence pinetop smith at discogs.
In the song, pine top talks over the recording, telling how to dance to the number. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Each package comes in a one of a kind embossed leatherette cd jacket. First prerocknroll with piano, recorded on december 29, 1928, it was one of the first hit boogie woogie recordings, and the first to include classic rock and roll references to the girl with. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Recorded in 1928, pinetops boogie woogie was the first recorded piece to use the term boogie woogie in the title. Pinetop perkins with his pinetops boogie woogie from muddy mississippi waters live legacy edition.
Professional musician but also entertainer on stage and speaks perfectly german, italian, english, swiss german and french. Boogie woogie is one of the first blues styles that appeared in the end of the 19th century. 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. It began to appear at the beginning of the 20th century and was associated with the southwestern stateshence its early names, fast western style and western rolling blues. 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. The original boogie woogie by clarence pinetop smith. Its distinctive theme appears in many other boogie woogie, rhythm and blues, and rock and roll compositions up until the present day. Smith talks over the recording, telling how to dance to the number. The results in this chart are not affiliated with any mainstream or commercial chart and may not reflect charts seen elsewhere. 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. Clarence pine top smith pine tops boogie sheet music. Joseph william perkins july 7, 19 march 21, 2011, known by the stage name pinetop perkins, was an american blues pianist. Pinetops boogie woogie is a song initially recorded on december 29, 1928 in chicago, illinois, united states.
When i tell you to hold it this time, i dont want you to move a peg. It was also the first recording to have the phrase boogie woogie in the songs title. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. This was a blend of standard boogiewoogie with westerncowboy music and led to the genre hillbilly boogie in the mid1940s. Another popular boogiewoogie hit includes cow cow boogie by johnny barfield. Pinetop smith pinetops boogie woogie 1928 music video. Many of the songs are perkins standbys kidney stew, caldonia, and of course, pinetops 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 cd booklet includes original liner notes from the original release. Smith was born in troy, alabama and raised in birmingham, alabama. Clarence smith june 11, 1904 march 15, 1929, better known as pinetop smith or pine top smith, was an american boogiewoogie style blues pianist. Pine top smith lyrics pine tops boogie woogie lyrics. Pine top smith pinetops boogie woogie 1928 youtube. 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.
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