Piano blues

Piano blues
Stylistic origins	Boogie woogie ragtime blues
Cultural origins	African Americans
Typical instruments	Piano
Derivative forms	R&B swing rock and roll jazz

Piano blues is a catch-all term for blues genres that are structured around the piano as the primary musical instrument. Boogie woogie is one of the best known styles of piano blues.^[1] Piano is also featured in Chicago blues and West Coast blues. Blues pianists also influenced the genres of swing, R&B, jazz, and rock and roll.^[2]

Blues pianists

References

↑ "Boogie Woogie". The Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
↑ "Blues". Jazz Piano. Retrieved August 14, 2014.

Blues
Musical form	Blue note Blues scale Call and response Eight-bar blues Musical improvisation Shuffles Traditional blues verses Twelve-bar blues Walking bass
Origins	Origins Spirituals Work songs American folk music Coon songs
Typical instruments	Acoustic guitar Electric guitar Resonator guitar Slide guitar Harmonica Blues harp Piano Bass guitar Upright bass Washtub bass Drums
Regional styles	British blues Canadian blues Chicago blues Delta blues Detroit blues Hill country blues Kansas City blues Louisiana blues New Orleans blues Memphis blues Piedmont blues St. Louis blues Swamp blues Texas blues West Coast blues
Subgenres	Boogie-woogie Classic female blues Country blues Electric blues Fife and drum blues Jump blues Piano blues
Fusion genres	Blues rock Gospel blues Punk blues Rhythm and blues Soul blues
Related styles	Blue grass Hokum Jazz Jug band Ragtime Rock and roll
Lists	Blues genres Blues musicians Blues musicians by genre Blues standards Blues festivals
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