[Dixielandjazz] Skid Da de Dat ( correction)
Jim Beebe
jbeebe at centurytel.net
Wed Oct 1 22:55:39 PDT 2003
>
> > Anyone know the origin or meaning of this tune name? Do the second and
> > fourth words rhyme with 'cat' or 'cot'? Did Satch write it?
>
> Don't know. Just skat stuff . Lucille Armstrong (Louis's first wife, a
> pianist) wrote it, it is believed.
I goofed here. As Bill Haesler pointed out, "Skit Dat De Dat" was composed
by Lil 'Hardin' Armstrong, Louis's first wife. Lucille was Louis's last
wife.
Jim Beebe
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