Hokum Boys

about

The bottleneck guitarist Tampa Red was accompanied by Thomas A. Dorsey (performing as "Barrelhouse Tom" or "Georgia Tom") playing piano when the two recorded "It's Tight Like That" for the Vocalion label in 1928. The song went over so well that the two bluesmen teamed up and became known as The Hokum Boys. Both previously performed in the band of the Mother of the Blues Ma Rainey, who had traveled the vaudeville circuits with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels as a girl, later taking Bessie Smith under her wing. The Hokum Boys recorded over 60 bawdy blues songs by 1932, most of them penned by Dorsey, who later picked up his Bible and became the founding father of black gospel. Dorsey characterized his hokum legacy as "deep moanin', low-down blues, that's all I could say! User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

top songs

albums

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Please Warm My Weiner: Old Time Hokum Blues

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Georgia Tom (Thomas A. Dorsey) Vol. 1 (1928-1930)

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So Young, So Cold, So Bare: The St. James Infirmary Blues

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Blind Blake Vol. 3 (1928 - 1929)

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Too Late, Too Late Vol. 11 (1924-1939)

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The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 2 (1928-1932)

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Flashbacks, Volume 3: Hot & Sexy: Copulation Blues 1926-1940

Sissy Man Blues

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Ain't Goin' That Way

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Please Warm My Weiner- Old Time Hokum Blues

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Collection

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Flashbacks - Copulation Blues Hot & Sexy - Vol 3

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