[Dixielandjazz] All The Girls Go Crazy About The Way I Walk

[Dick Baker]

"All the Girls..." was used as a theme song by the late, great 
Federal Jazz Commission.  One night in 2002 I heard bandleader Marty 
Frankel cite a composer for it--I'd never been sure about that 
particular fact.  I emailed him asking for details:

"I named the composer of 'All the Girls Go Crazy' (actually it's 'All 
the Whores Like the Way I Ride') as 'Big Eye' Louis Nelson Delisle, a 
New Orleans clarinetist.  The information came from American Music 
Records, 10 inch LP No. 644, titled 'Bunk: 1945-46.'  The album notes 
state:  'All the Whores' was composed by Bunk's friend Big Eye Louis, 
who was one of the first to take a band into the Storyville red light 
district.  In later years, Big Eye refused requests to play this tune 
because everyone had forgotten how the third strain went.'"


>This is a tune that was reputed to be part of Buddy Bolden's
>repertoire. The way I hear it, Ory changed the words and title thus
>getting credit by some sources for writing the tune.
>
>The original title was "All The Whores Go Crazy About The Way I Ride."
>Some folks say another 4 letter word  that begins with the letter "f"
>was used in  place of "ride".
>
>Perhaps Dan Hardie can tell us more.  Or maybe some of the bands that
>play it under the whore/ride title.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve Barbone

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      Dick Baker
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