A little trivia.....
The song “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” turns 79 this year.
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” is a song which became a major hit for The Andrews Sisters and an iconic World War II tune. It reached number six on the U.S. pop singles chart in early 1941. The song is ranked No. 6 on Songs of the Century. Bette Midler’s 1972 recording of the song also reached the top ten on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.
“Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost out to “The Last Time I Saw Paris”.[1]
The song is closely based on an earlier Raye-Prince hit, “Beat Me Daddy, Eight to the Bar,” which is about a virtuoso boogie-woogie piano player.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boogie_Woogie_Bugle_Boy
The chord in the boogie woogie are the same chords in many hymns (and early rock and roll songs). Can really liven up a church service (not seriously). But is the reason that many of the first jazz and R & B performers were first involved in their church’s music. Just add some syncopation to the church chords.