"HonkyTonkTrain" w Joan Chamorro Feat: Èlia, Alba & Alba, Ulf & Oscar @ Skene Sweden, Nov 27th, 2021

“Honky Tonk Train Blues“, here in the rendition of Mr. Ulf Johansson Werre and Mr. Joan Chamorro; Mr. Chamorro being the leader and mentor to these three young ladies: Èlia Bastida, Alba Armengou and Alba Esteban, all four from Spain. Mr Ulf Johansson Werre keeps the beat on the piano and Mr. Oscar Johansson Werre, the percussionist, adds on for the swing. Quoted from Wikipedia: ““Honky Tonk Train Blues“ is a song written by Meade Lux Lewis, and first recorded in 1927. A proto boogie-woogie song, it has many of the traits that would come to be identified with rock and roll. It is also the first recorded use of the term “honky tonk“ in a song. The single, when first released, sold poorly, and Lux ended up working in a car wash for a living, it was later heard by John Hammond, who found Lux and hired him to record the song again, initially releasing it in Europe. In 1937 he re-recorded it again, releasing the song in the US, where it was a hit, subsequently touring
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