Wolverine Blues (song) explained

Wolverine Blues
Recorded:18 July 1923
Genre:Jazz
Composer:Jelly Roll Morton
Lyricist:Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes
John Curry Spikes

"Wolverine Blues" is an early jazz standard by Jelly Roll Morton with lyrics by the brothers Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes and John Curry Spikes.

He recorded it in Richmond, Indiana on 18 July 1923 along with "Kansas City Stomp" and "Grandpa's Spells".[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Laird, Ross. Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934. registration. 1995. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-29240-8. 110.