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Old 08-30-2014, 12:27 PM   #4 (permalink)
Lord Larehip
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"Cow-Cow Boogie" sat on a strange cusp. While it was blues oriented, it was not really blues. It existed before jump or R&B and was not a swing number. Yet, it undoubtedly had a huge influence on jump. Moreover, the artists were white while white artists were virtually absent on true jump recordings.

It likely was an influence on Joe Liggins, an Oklahoma-born pianist, songwriter and bandleader.



Playing in California, his band developed a song they called "The Honeydripper" that lasted 15 minutes. They would play it at the clubs at 11:45 and end it at midnight. When they got into a studio to record it, they had to cut it down considerably. The second million-seller

“The Honeydripper” by Joe Liggins—a million-seller and certainly a candidate for very early rock ‘n’ roll:


The Honeydripper by Joe Liggins (1945) - YouTube

Liggins lifted Freddie Slack's piano intro from "Cow-Cow Boogie" for his 1950 hit "Pink Champagne":


Pink Champagne by Joe Liggins (1950) - YouTube
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