Honky Tonk Train Blues

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"Honky Tonk Train Blues" is a classic boogie-woogie piano composition by Meade Lux Lewis, celebrated for its driving rhythm and vivid evocation of a speeding train.

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Honky Tonk Train Blues canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boogie-woogie piano piece
musical composition
composer Meade Lux Lewis
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts speeding train
era early 20th-century jazz
firstRecordingArtist Meade Lux Lewis
genre boogie-woogie
hasCharacteristic driving rhythm
train-evoking motifs
hasInfluenceOn boogie-woogie piano repertoire
hasRecording Meade Lux Lewis solo piano recordings
orchestral arrangements
instrumentation solo piano
isConsidered boogie-woogie standard
isDescribedAs classic boogie-woogie composition
isPartOf American jazz piano tradition
melodicFeature train whistle-like figures
notablePerformer Albert Ammons
Bob Crosby and His Orchestra
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Keith Emerson
Meade Lux Lewis
Pete Johnson
performancePractice improvised variations
virtuosic piano technique
rhythmicPattern driving left-hand boogie bass
style jazz
subjectMatter honky-tonk atmosphere
train travel
tempo fast
titleLanguage English

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Meade Lux Lewis notableWork Honky Tonk Train Blues
Meade Lux Lewis recorded Honky Tonk Train Blues
Lux notableWork Honky Tonk Train Blues