Honky Tonk Train - a salute to Meade Lux Lewis

not the most authentic, but my personal version of this great classic.It mimics the sounds and whistles of a rolling steam train, therefore it should sound a little odd - compared to other more mainstream boogie formats.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Boogie
• Woogie
• Boogiewoogie
• Piano
• Honkytonk

[spassgamer]

OKok , sorry I don´t say something anymore :D . But I think Meades version is all in all more groovy... you don´t have to play like him, but I think you could.

[stilzelrump]

My point was that posture has nothing to do with the sound that comes out. Anything goes.Look at boogieman69,he sits there as if he would be reading the piano-keys small print,yet he sounds great.And what about jpboogie's left hand-if you think mine is jumpy you haven't seen him yet.

I absolutely agree that Meade's Honky Tonk is the best out there, for obvious reasons. And I could probably copy him more closely, but I have more fun doing it my way - and that's what it's all about, right?

[spassgamer]

Nice... but Meade Lux Lewis kept his left hand nearer the keys and didn´t jump with the fingers as strong as you.

Try that!^^

[stilzelrump]

Good observation ! He also was of heavier build, did not wear glasses and was a colored person... On top of that he played a different left hand altogether. As I already said, it's not the most authentic version !

[thrummer1953]

A little keyboard wizardry.

[jacquescovo]

Excellent and original rendition.

[meadeluxlewis]

good version ignore the comments about authenticity better to develop your own style than play by numbers

[flatlandryan]

i've always wanted to learn something like this....

is there a video of someone playing this slow where i can learn...like a tutorial.....i wanna learn to honkytonk!

[freakyhead20]

weird left hand..

[mitchellgrantsmith]

NICE