MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - It’s commonly accepted that the roots of rock and roll go back about 170 years to the beginnings of boogie woogie music. And that music began in East Texas along the railroad.

The Ezra Charles Band was playing tighter than ever in its decades-spanning history when its leader decided to pull the plug. Charles - a remarkable pianist from Beaumont - received a lifetime ...

It's a headbanging, boogie-woogie, disco-punk, Oz-pop kind of week with Status Quo, Jools Holland, Electric Six and The Androids. STATUS QUO, Petworth House, Petworth, June 28: Beloved of the masses, ...

Huey "Piano" Smith, who died earlier this month, recorded many influential singles including "Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu." He wrote the Freddie Ford hit "Sea Cruise." OK. Let's take a ...