noun. A disreputable old-time saloon or house of prostitution.

noun. An early style of jazz characterized by boisterous piano playing, group improvisation, and a two-beat rhythm.

noun. A cheap drinking and dancing establishment.

noun. A rough and tumble drinking establishment.

noun. A loud, percussive type of blues piano suitable for noisy bars or taverns.

noun. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment

"Mercy Dee or Mercy Dee Walton, as I knew him, was a typical Texas-style blues and half-boogie pianist, a la Whistling Alex Moore, the great Dallas pianist who is given credit in Texas blues circles as inventing what became known as the "barrelhouse" where they had barrels of whiskey and beer piano style."

bar  barroom  gin mill  saloon  taproom  

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