Name it on the 'boogie' – the genre tag that won't sit still

The word 'boogie' comes from a style of piano blues popular in the 30s, but has been used to describe southern rock and early-80s disco. Simon Reynolds gets to grips with the termWhen I saw the cover of Delta Swamp Rock, my first thought was: "Has Soul Jazz run out of black music then?" Releasing a compilation of early-70s southern rock seemed like an unlikely move for the label famous for its Dynamite! reggae anthologies and deluxe box sets such as Can You Dig It? The Music and Politics of Blac...

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