[Dixielandjazz] Music slang "rock"

[Robert Ringwald]

And were the lyrics written much later by any chance?  

--Bob Ringwald

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Gates" <kwg28 at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Bob Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 1:07 PM
Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Music slang "rock"


> While looking into research about "Milenburg Joys",  I noticed that
> the lyrics start with "Rock My Soul".
> 
> These lyrics were written in 1923 or so.  In those days what did the
> verb "rock" mean?  Slang dictionaries on line didn't give an answer.
> 
> What other lyrics to jazz songs of the 20s use the term?  Anybody
> know something about this?  Is it an antecedent for the current use
> of the word to define a musical genre?
> 
> Ken Gates
> 
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