What does this mean? ...whatever you want it to mean!! First
recorded in the 20's, this tune has been covered many times. The player
below only contains two versions, but I will add more later. The versions
illustrate the difference between Trad Jazz and Swing very nicely.
McKinney's Cottonpickers
(1928) made the most popular recording of the tune in the 20's. (That's
what you're listening to right now.) The scat singer is George
Thomas, and the chorus is imitating "The Rhythm Boys." (Feel
free to dance around the room with this... I do!)
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys covered it as Western Swing, and many
other C&W bands have covered it; notably Commander Cody and !!Buddy Emmons!!
(singing Bob Wills.) (I get a kick out of
thinking about Bob and his buddies, down in Oklahoma, digging the Cottonpickers!!)
Jimmy Lunceford (1935) Lunceford had a wonderfully smooth dance band,
and he covered this tune with a swing version.
Benny Goodman Sextet (1939?), with Teddy Wilson playing piano, Lionel
Hampton on vibes, and Gene Krupa on drums. It is wonderful Jazz, but
(obviously) it's not TRAD.
Click on the arrow to play, and the right control to move to
the next selection.
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