Here Comes the Man with the Jive

Here Comes the Man with the Jive is a drug-themed^[1] jazz song. It was and composed by Leroy "Stuff" Smith and Jack Palmer.^[2]

Recordings

Smith recorded the song with his orchestra, Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys, for Vocalion on August 21, 1936.^[1]

Theme

Although the title of the song refers to a type of African-American slang (Jive, slang for marijuana) the lyrics explicitly talk about "vipers" (Marijuana users) and encourages the listener to "light up" and "get real high".^[1]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Burke, Patrick. Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street. University of Chicago Press. p 245. Accessed 4 July 2017
^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Volume 17. Part 5. Number 2. 1964: Library of Congress. p 1876. Accessed 4 July 2017
^ Décharné, Max (2017). Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang. Penguin. p. 114. ISBN 9781681775005.

[burke-1] Burke, Patrick. Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street. University of Chicago Press. p 245. Accessed 4 July 2017

[2] Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Volume 17. Part 5. Number 2. 1964: Library of Congress. p 1876. Accessed 4 July 2017

[3] Décharné, Max (2017). Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of English Slang. Penguin. p. 114. ISBN 9781681775005.

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Here Comes the Man with the Jive

Contents

Recordings

Theme

See also

References