Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues
| "Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues - Pt. 1" | |
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| Single by Jim Jackson | |
| B-side | "Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues - Pt. 2" |
| Released | 1927 |
| Format | 78rpm vinyl |
| Recorded | October 10, 1927 |
| Genre | Blues |
| Label | Vocalion Records |
| Writer(s) | Jim Jackson |
"Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues" is a song by African-American blues singer Jim Jackson.
Recordings and later influence
Jackson's first record, "Jim Jackson's Kansas City Blues, Part 1 & 2" (recorded 10 October 1927 for Vocalion Records) was one of the first, and biggest race hits.[1] The song's melody line was re-used and developed by Charlie Patton ("Going To Move To Alabama") and Hank Williams ("Move It On Over") before emerging in "Rock Around The Clock", and its lyrical content presaged Leiber and Stoller's "Kansas City". The song contains the line "It takes a rocking chair to rock, a rubber ball to roll...", and is mentioned as one of the candidates to the First rock and roll record.
Janis Joplin later recorded a song she called "Kansas City Blues", singing "...goin' to Kansas City to bring Jim Jackson home".
References
- ↑ Larkin, C: "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music", page 2743. Muze UK, 1998.