July 13, 2015

2 Trixie Smith (1895—1943) “My Man Rocks Me (With One Steady Roll)” 1922

According to “Origins of rock and roll” (web), Trixie Smith was the first person to record a song with a nonreligious “rock” and “roll” in the lyrics. She was better known for “Railroad Blues” and “The World Is Jazz Crazy,” which she recorded with Louis Armstrong (The Big Book of Blues).

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