Riverboat Shuffle

Summary

"Riverboat Shuffle" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills, and Dick Voynow. Lyrics were later added by Carmichael and Mitchell Parish.

1924 original 78 recording on Gennett., 5454A, by The Wolverine Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke.

First recorded by Bix Beiderbecke and The Wolverines in 1924, the piece was Carmichael's first composition and it would become a Dixieland standard. Carmichael would go on to write many popular jazz standards, including "Stardust" (1927), "Georgia on My Mind" (1930), and "Lazy River" (1931).[1] Beiderbecke and the Wolverines released the song as a Gennett 78 record (5454-A, Matrix #11854 524). Beiderbecke also recorded a second version of the song in 1927 with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra, which was released as an Okeh Records 78 (40822).

Renditions edit

 
1927 Okeh 78, 40822, by Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine: All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books, 2002. ISBN 0-87930-717-X. p. 201

External links edit

  • "Riverboat Shuffle" at jazzstandards.com