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, ...

An affectionate tribute from the people who worked and lived with country music's first superstar, "Hank Williams: Honky Tonk Blues" is a gentle and honest look at the singer-songwriter's short life ...

Meade Lux Lewis. side 1: Honky Tonk Train Blues; side 2: Tell Your Story (Blue Note 15). Rust, Brian. Jazz Records 1897-1942, Vol. 1 ...

Bill Doggett, a pianist and organist who was best known for his 1956 blues hit “Honky Tonk,” has died at age 80. Mr. Doggett, who died Nov. 13 in a Manhattan hospital, was, like many jazz musicians ...