[Dixielandjazz] "Rock" lyrics

[Marek Boym]

I don't know about Ken, but I assume he has - who hasn't?
Cheers

On 25 June 2010 01:57, Sue Fischer <Loerchen2 at aol.com> wrote:
> Ken,
>
> Have you ever heard the blues tune "My Baby Rocks Me With One Steady Roll?"
>  It's from 1922, and the singer leaves no doubt about what "Rock" means!
> (I suppose you could call it "comfort" of a sort.....)
>
> Sue
>
>> 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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