[Dixielandjazz] Original Dixieland One Step: Questions

[Phil O'Rourke]

I don't think they knew how to play it!! They did play Darktown Strutters
after all.

Phil O'Rourke
Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike C." <mike at michaelcryer.com>
To: <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: 17 August, 2005 4:54 AM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Original Dixieland One Step: Questions


> 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
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> 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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