[Dixielandjazz] Original Dixieland One Step: Questions

[David Richoux]

Maybe this article has something? http://www.jass.com/jordan.html

or this one: http://prjc.org/roots/mysteryhistory.html
(just searched on - lyrics Original Dixieland One Step )

Dave Richoux
On Aug 16, 2005, at 11:54 AM, Mike C. wrote:

> Listmates,
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> A couple friends and I heard some good OKOM at a private party last 
> night.
> Their first set went kinda like this:
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> 1. At The Jazz band Ball
> 2. Darktown Strutters Ball
> 3. Shine
> 4. Milenburg Joys
> 5. Summertime
> 6. Copenhagen (tune fell apart during the bridge)
> 7. All of me
> 8. I Found A New baby
>
> The band then took a break. I asked the leader if I could make a 
> request
> and he said I could. So I requested 'Original Dixieland One Step' he
> looked at me kinda funny and said "Sir, that is a racist song and we
> wouldn't feel comfortable playing it. You should be ashamed for 
> requesting
> it."
>
> I know nothing about the history of this song. Can anyone please tell 
> me
> what it is about this song that makes it "racist"? I wasn't even aware
> that this song was racist.
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> Mike (Shaking my head)
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