His magnum opus? Deconstructing the "Alley Cat Strut" So, what exactly is a "strutsong, and specifically, what makes the "Alley Cat Strut" unique?
Do you have a memory of hearing the Holden Brothers live? Or perhaps you own a rare pressing of the original 78? Let us know in the comments below—and keep strutting. alley cat strut oscar holden
Holden was the patriarch of a musical dynasty. His sons, the legendary (Bob, Bill, and Ray), would go on to form one of the most popular jazz combos in the Pacific Northwest. But Oscar was the root. He was known for a percussive, "stride-adjacent" left hand and a right hand that loved chromatic runs—what critics at the time called "the sound of rain on a tin roof in the industrial district." His magnum opus