Georgia Grind

The personnel on this initial recording of "Georgia Grind" were Louis Armstrong (cornet, vocals), Kid Ory (trombone), Johnny Dodds (clarinet, alto saxophone) and Lil Hardin (piano, vocals) with Johnny St. Cyr (banjo). The recording was in the key of E♭ Major, and was made on February 26, 1926, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Like "Heebie Jeebies," a dance was choreographed to the song as a way to assist in sales and popularity. ==Other versions==

On July 21, 1926, and also made in Chicago, was another version of the track recorded by Edmonia Henderson. The A-side was "Georgia Grind", whilst "Dead Man Blues" written by Jelly Roll Morton was on the flip side. Morton also accompanied Henderson on both songs. It was recorded in New York. This take included the full salacious lyrics, written by Bud Allen, to turn the number into a dirty blues standard. Blue Lu Barker recorded her version on April 20, 1939, and it was released, crediting Barker and Danny Barker's Fly Cats, in May 1939. The tribute album, ''Don't You Feel My Leg: The Naughty Bawdy Blues of Blue Lu Barker'' (2018), was Maria Muldaur's 41st album, and included the track. Eddie Condon and His Band released a Dixieland version in 1941 on Commodore Records. The band comprised Eddie Condon (guitar), Marty Marsala (trumpet), George Brunis (trombone), Artie Shapiro (bass), Fats Waller (piano), and George Wettling (drums). It was re-mastered and re-issued as a single in January 2013. Chris Barber recorded a live version in 1958. Hermon Hitson was briefly part of Hermon and the Rockin' Tonics, whose debut recording was "Been So Long" / "Georgia Grind" on Royal Records (1965). Frank Traynor released his version as a single in 1972. Ottilie Patterson released the song as the B-side of her 1982 single "Careless Love" (Fat Hen Records). ==Variants==

In April 1928, Henry Williams and Eddie Anthony reworked the song and released it as "Georgia Crawl" on Columbia Records. ==Confusion==

It is not to be confused, although in several sources often is, with an earlier ragtime tune of the same title. This was written by Ford Dabney in 1915. Considerably less successful, it was nevertheless recorded by the State Street Ramblers with Jimmy Blythe (1931) and also the Memphis Night Hawks with Roy Palmer (1932). ==References==