Jim Hession/ Lecture 10/ Stride Tips/ What Is Honky Tonk Piano?

[AlbieLovesJohn]

i realy love honky tonk!!

Its old, its make me wanna dance and makes me smile

and you (Jim Hession) are just an GREAT honky tonk player!!

Love it!

[american2015]

You are amazing! Any you play the piano like a pro too.

[kriteon]

whats different about a honky tonk piano that makes it sound different from a traditional piano?

[jazznbear]

If you are talking about the piano itself, various players have altered the sound of the instrument to produce the"out of tune, tinny sound" that became a staple of barroom scenes in old movie westerns. Not to mention silent movie soundtracks and listener's concepts of what pianos sounded like on early recordings.....

Various "alterations" have included lacquering the hammers, putting thumbtacks on the felts, installing a drop-down tack bar and "de-tuning" the piano.

Don't try this at home!

[CalifaJohn]

Thank you. This is such an important part of American culture.

[ryanski77]

This is great! Thanks so much for taking the time to share so much about what is now so little known about.

[badbrian1]

Jim,

Would you consider doing a segment on Al Strickland or Moon Mullican?

[badbrian1]

This guy is a monster!! Thank you youtube. I can't believe I can learn so much for free. Please post more seminars. Your altruism is a appreciated. These will be watch for years after both of us are dead, you are a brillant man. Dick Hyman has great youtube vidoes.

[jazznbear]

Thank you for your appreciation. We feel that it is important that we pass on "trade secrets" that may not come to light any other way. Dick Hyman's videos are indeed great....Dick has had a long time serious devotion to piano jazz history and we are among his ardent admirers. Incidentally, Dick contributed to the liner notes for our 1983 swing jazz album "Jazzapoppin'".

[badbrian1]

This guy is a f@#%$g monster. Thank you youtube. How else would I learn so much for free. Jazznbear, you rock!! He mentions Dick Hyman AKA Nuckle O'Toole, (I know just saying Dick Hyman is funny, we all know his brother Buster). Check out Dicks youtube tutorials.

[jazznbear]

The phrase "novelty piano solo" reached prominence in the 1920's with compositions by Zez Confrey, Roy Bargy, Lee Sims, and a host of others...the term "honky tonk" as applied to a piano style became commercially known in the early 1950's. Many novelty piano solos were written out to be played note for note and were often intricate and difficult.Honky Tonk style used embellishments on melodies of popular songs-quite a different animal!

[Morahman7vnNo2]

I Always Thought Honky Tonk Piano Was Novelty Ragtime.