I’m a pedal steel guitarist. When people ask me who is my favorite musician, they’re surprised that’s it’s a piano player from the Forties! When I was a little kid in a playpen, I would scream for “Usmic! Usmic!” The only way my Mom could shut me up was to put a stack of Boogie Woogie 78s on the record player. I have quite a collection.
When I was about 12, I got my parents to sign me up for piano lessons. This old granny came over and started teaching me how to play Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. I looked at her and realized she was clueless about what I longed to learn. I just knew that Albert and Pete didn’t staret out with Twiunkle Twinkle! Only took that one lesson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0l3sKAgCjRI
If you listen to Chuck Berry, you’ll hear Johnny Johnson kickin’ out the Boogie on piano. And if you study Chuck’s guitar style, you’ll hear that he is basing his playing on Boogie Woogie Piano!