Boogie is a
repetitive,
swung note or shuffle rhythm,
"groove" or pattern used in
blues which was originally played on the
piano in
boogie-woogie music. The characteristic
rhythm and feel of the boogie was then adapted to
guitar,
double bass, and other instruments. The earliest recorded boogie-woogie song was in 1916. By the 1930s,
Swing bands such as
Benny Goodman,
Glenn Miller,
Tommy Dorsey,
Gerald Martin, and
Louis Jordan all had boogie hits. By the 1950s, boogie became incorporated into the emerging
rockabilly and
rock and roll styles. In the late 1980s and the early 1990s country bands released country boogies. Today, the term "boogie" usually refers to dancing to pop, disco, or rock music.