Hokum Boys
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Hokum Boys
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"Hokum Boys" was the billing of multiple jazz bands active in 1920s and 1930s. The hokum subgenre of blues music got its name from these bands. "Hokum", originally a vaudeville term used for a simple performance bordering on vulgarity, but hinting at a smart wordplay, was first used in a billing of a race record for Tampa Red's Hokum Jazz Band. After releasing a big hit, "It's Tight Like That", with Vocalion Records in 1928, the musicians went on to Paramount Records where they were called The H
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2023-12-19T08:42:33Z
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