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Riverboat Shuffle

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

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

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

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

See also

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Notes

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  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
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