[Dixielandjazz] Champagne Charlie

[Ingemar Wågerman]

Champagne Charlie was one of the secular tunes that the Salvation Army used in the 19 century. When the founder William Booth heard the tune "Champagne Charlie" he said: "Why should the devil have all the best tunes?"

Some examples: 

"Champagne Charlie" = "Bless His name, He sets me free";
"Pretty Louise" = "Living beneath the Shade of the Cross"
"I traced her little footsteps in the Snow" = "O the Blood of Jesus Cleanses White as Snow"
"Minnie darling, Come and Wander" = "Blessed Saviour, Now behold me."
The old Log Cabin in the Lane" = "I've found a friend in Jesus" ("He's the Lily of the Valley")

Any additions welcome!


Ingemar Wagerman
Gota River Jazzmen
Gothenburg / Sweden