The Hokum Boys

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Between the years 1929 and 1937 several different Chicago-based blues/jazz ensembles made records as the Hokum Boys or the Famous Hokum Boys. The word "hokum" is believed to have descended from the English term "hokey-pokey," denoting both ridicule and the ridiculous; for more than a century "hokey-pokey" has also been used, on both sides of the Atlantic, to describe low-grade ice cream sold on the streets. Hokum can mean flattery, insincerity, derision, deception, nonsense, cheapness, or any sort of stage gimmickry used to elicit a response from jaded … read more
Between the years 1929 and 1937 several different Chicago-based blues/jazz ensembles made records as the Hokum Boys or the Famous Hokum Boys. The word "hokum" is believed to have descended from the English term "hokey-pokey," denoting both ridicule and the ridiculous; for … read more
Between the years 1929 and 1937 several different Chicago-based blues/jazz ensembles made records as the Hokum Boys or the Famous Hokum Boys. The word "hokum" is believed to have descended from the English term "hokey-pokey," denoting both ridicule and the ridiculous; for more than a century "hokey-pokey" has also been used, on both … read more

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1 Classics Of The 1920s Gambler's Blues
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2 Classics Of The 1920s Ain't Goin' That Way
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3 Tampa Red Vol. 2 (1929) Selling That Stuff
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4 Please Warm My Weiner: Old Time Hokum Blues I Had To Give Up Gym
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5 Classics Of The 1920s Let Me Have It
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6 Elevator Papa, Switchboard Mama (Risque Songs 1920's-1950's) Caught Us Doin' It
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7 Play track Classics Of The 1920s Put Your Mind On It
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8 Classics Of The 1920s We Don't Sell It Here No More
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9 Classics Of The 1920s It's All Gone Now
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10 Let Me Pat That Thing (Pm 12858, 15549--) Let Me Pat That Thing (Pm 12858, 15549--)
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Albums

  1. 303 listeners

    1 Jan 1989 · 25 tracks

    The Hokum Boys Vol. 1939
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  2. 250 listeners

    1 Jan 2005 · 20 tracks

    Ain't Goin' That Way
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  3. 160 listeners

    31 Jul 2009 · 20 tracks

    Classics Of The 1920s
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  4. 40 listeners

    1975 · 14 tracks

    You Can't Get Enough Of That Stuff
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