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Boogie Woogie with Ben Waters

Boogie Woogie pianist Ben Waters performs live in the studio and gives Cerys a demo, can he prove any song can be played in the popular 1920s boogie woogie style?

Boogie Woogie pianist Ben Waters performs live in the studio and gives Cerys a demo on the key elements of this sub-genre of blues - can he prove any song can be played in a boogie woogie style, a genre which was popular in the late 1920s?

Ben Waters's heroes include Fats Domino, Jerry Lee Lewis, Amos Milburn, and Little Richard. Ben dropped out of school to go on tour with Shakin Stevens and has been devoted ever since. He's worked with Jools Holland, The Rolling Stones, Jeff Beck, Imelda May, and Johnny Depp, and has performed at Glastonbury and Ronnie Scott's, and for Radio 1's John Peel! After meeting Charlie Watts back stage at a Rolling Stones concert, they chatted about Boogie Woogie, which led to a series of gigs and recordings with Charlie, Axel Zwingenberger, and Dave Green under the A,B, C and D of Boogie Woogie.

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57 minutes

Last on

Mon 17 Mar 2025 21:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Rory Gallagher

    Laundromat

    • Rory Gallagher (Remastered 2017).
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

  • Taylor Rae

    Cologne

    • Cologne.
    • Missing Piece Records.
    • 1.

  • 3hattrio

    Carry Me Away

    • Dark Desert Night.
    • Okehdokee Records.
    • 2.

  • Lonnie Johnson & Elmer Snowden

    St. Louis Blues

    • Blues & Ballads.
    • Original Blues Classics.
    • 5.

  • Samantha Fish

    Sweet Southern Sounds

    • Sweet Southern Sounds.
    • Rounder.
    • 1.

  • The Wurzels

    I Am A Cider Drinker (Paloma Blanca)

    • The Wurzels Collection.
    • Parlophone UK.
    • 10.

  • Fats Domino

    Walking To New Orleans

    • The Best Of Fats Domino.
    • Liberty.

  • Ben Waters

    Suitcase Blues (The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews Session)

  • Howlin’ Wolf

    Rockin' Daddy (feat. Eric Clapton, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts & Hubert Sumlin)

    • The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions (Reissue).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Ben Waters

    Boogie 4 Stu (The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews Session)

  • The Curse of K.K. Hammond, Ian Davidson & Kaspar 'Berry' Rapkin

    Walk With Me Through The Fire

    • Walk With Me Through The Fire.
    • Juke Joint In The Woods Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Mar 2025 21:00
    BBC Radio 2