[Dixielandjazz] Question: what ever happened to taking"modern"songs and making them OKOM?

[Robert S. Ringwald]

Larry Walton asks:

> What ever happened to taking"modern"songs and making them OKOM?

> We do "Rubber Duckie" - it makes a great trad song we also do Henry the
> VIII, Titanic, Winchester Cathedral


Larry, we have done this many times throughout the years.  However, the 
so-called modern songs you mention, are over 45 years old.

Other than for a few show tunes, what is around, current now that would make 
a good OKOM tune?

You might want to dip into the C&W field.  We do the Jimmy Buffet tune 
"Pencil Thin Mustache."  Fellow Listmate Bill Gunter sings it & it works 
real well.

I don't hear any current Rock tunes that lend themselves to OKOM.

--Bob Ringwald