Barrelhouse Colloquialism describing the 'low' saloons
at the turn of the century (19th) that
served whiskey straight out of the barrel.
Originally, "Barrelhouse Music" was the
type of piano music (also called 'Fast
Western') played in those cabarets.
it is my understanding that this one came about because of the ubiquitous use of two tin cans and a length of stretched string between the bottoms of each can that boys often used to create a "telephone" in that era.
--Mac
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