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The Hokum Boys

Bob Robinson, Jimmy Blythe

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Recorded in Chicago during October of 1929 featuring Bob Robinson vocals, Jimmy Blythe piano, accompanied by unknown guitar & 2nd vocal.

The term "Hokum" was initially spawned in the minstrel shows of Northern cities, primarily those in New York before the turn of the century. These shows fused Scottish and Irish folk music with African rhythm and dance often utilizing southern imagery. Following the 1st World War the recording industry separated "Hokum" from its minstrel origins to market it as a musical genre of its own.

It is usually characterized by an up tempo rhythm, double entendre (usually of a sexual nature) and commonly utilizes a harmonized scat chorus sung by the entire ensemble. -Matt Chauvin