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.

SHAWSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Jimmy Valiant or ‘Boogie Woogie Man’, as many may know him, has traveled the world for more than 50 years as a professional wrestler. But it was Southwest Virginia his family ...

Boogie-woogie was a piano style that began sometime in the early 20th century — and, by the 1930s, became a huge pop-music fad. Here, rock historian Ed Ward explains how the genre re-emerged in ...

Meade “Lux” Lewis didn’t just record a blues—he conjured a rolling landscape of rhythm and motion. Cut in 1928, “Honky Tonk Train Blues” demanded a great deal of the pianist: relentless drive, ...

Many picturesque villages in East Texas are trying to reinvent themselves as tourist destinations for weekenders from Dallas and Houston. One such town is Marshall, which was the center of the state's ...

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - It’s about time to boogie. We’re not talking about leaving, we’re talking about Boogie Woogie 2025 coming up Friday and Saturday in Marshall. And this is the first time the ...

Meet Jehan, the anime-loving product marketer for a cutting-edge SaaS company. By day, crafting content that breathe life into software; by night, diving into the world of anime. Jehan enjoys all ...