How to Use boogie-woogie in a Sentence

boogie-woogie

noun
  • Ian Stewart’s energetic boogie-woogie piano style rounded out the sound.
    — Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The boogie-woogie vibe instilled by Federici’s jangly piano pegs it as a pool hall hit rather than the headphones-listening and ponderous nature of the original.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Sonically, the genre is indebted to blues and gospel music, but echoes of other kinds of Black music—like work songs, string and jug band music, Black vaudeville, boogie-woogie, and even minstrelsy—can be heard in it.
    — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The Museum of Modern Art has announced a forthcoming exhibition dedicated to Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian’s years in New York—in particular, the influence of the city’s boogie-woogie music scene on his art.
    — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 9 June 2026
  • This roster runs particularly deep, from the boogie-woogie blues (Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters) to the bar rock scene (Smashing Pumpkins, Fall Out Boy) and the extensive hip-hop multiverse (where both gospel and drill influences abound).
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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