Hokum
The word Hokum means 'humbug, trickery, bragging, nonsense', in the theater and show sector it also means 'exaggerated, theatrical style'. The expression originated or was first documented at the beginning of the 20th century. There are different opinions about the origin of the word. There may be an etymological relationship with the term hocus-pocus .
Hokum, or hokum blues, is a style of music that was very popular in the United States in the late 1920s and early 1930s . Hokum, a fast, danceable blues with slippery lyrics, is sometimes referred to as hot jazz .
Hokum was played by Afro-American blues musicians. The main exponent of the Hokum blues was the guitar virtuoso Tampa Red , who made recordings with the pianist Georgia Tom as the Hokum Boys in 1929 . Her biggest hit was It's Tight Like That . The name Hokum Boys was later used by a number of bands again, sometimes with additions such as The New Hokum Boys or The Famous Hokum Boys , which consisted of Georgia Tom, Big Bill Broonzy and Frank Brasswell and occasionally Hannah May and Bill Williams .
Also Robert Johnson took They're red hot on a Hokum-song 2004 by Eric Clapton on his album Me and Mr. Johnson was re-recorded. The singer and mandolin player Al Miller borrowed from the Hokum with his popular song "Somebody's Been Using That Thing" (1929).
A metal band called "Hokum" has existed in Moosburg ad Isar in Upper Bavaria since 2003, but their style of music has nothing in common with that of the Hokum blues.
Individual evidence
- ↑ For the meaning and first use cf. Merriam-Webster and Online Etymology Dictionary , both accessed February 8, 2015.
- ↑ Cast list for the album Famous Hokum Boys - Complete Recorded Works Volume 1: 1930 , Wolf Records, WBCD-011.
- ^ Hokum - Metal from Munich, established in 2000 - Home. Retrieved September 1, 2017 .