Riverboat Shuffle

"Riverboat Shuffle"
Song by Bix Beiderbecke and Wolverine Orchestra
RecordedMay 6, 1924
GenreDixieland Jazz
LabelGennett 5454
Composer(s)Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills, and Dick Voynow
Audio sample
Recording of Riverboat Shuffle, performed by Bix Beiderbecke & Wolverine Orchestra (1924)

"Riverboat Shuffle" is a popular song composed by Hoagy Carmichael, Irving Mills, and Dick Voynow. Lyrics

were later added by Carmichael and Mitchell Parish.

First recorded by Bix Beiderbecke and The Wolverines in 1924, the piece was Carmichael's first composition and it would become a Dixieland standard. Carmichael would go on to write many popular jazz standards, including "Stardust" (1927), "Georgia on My Mind" (1930), and "Lazy River" (1931).[1] Beiderbecke and the Wolverines released the song as a Gennett 78 record (5454-A, Matrix #11854 524). Beiderbecke also recorded a second version of the song in 1927 with Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra, which was released as an Okeh Records 78 (40822).

Renditions

1927 Okeh 78, 40822, by Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra featuring Bix Beiderbecke.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Vladimir Bogdanov, Chris Woodstra and Stephen Thomas Erlewine: All Music Guide to Jazz: The Definitive Guide to Jazz Music. Backbeat Books, 2002. ISBN 0-87930-717-X. p. 201