5 NOVELTY TUNES) THAT YOU MUST LISTEN TO BEFORE YOU HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH ME ABOUT MUSIC THAT REALLY ROCKS. top 10 famous guitarists is a gem of a post, Dan. Thank you so much. I will definitely be checking this stuff out. You are an encyclopedia. Mr. Hansen, you are much too kind -- I enjoy these kind words quite definitely. I've studied the music for several years and felt capable of making a few proclamations. I am hoping I'm in the ballpark with everything. Dan, your comprehensive and passionate investigation of the music is certainly gratifying and inspiring. In my vision of American music I have a tendency to balk at such terms as “great” or “essential” or even “jazz,” but your use of types is clearly a way to express your personal, ever-expanding and formidable understanding of this history. I understand something of the history, as well, and I must say that your devotion to it's been and continues to be a source of satisfaction and instruction for me.

Thank you because of this fabulous post. Doug, this means a lot that you can write down those kind words. I frequently conceive of posts that begin as "most significant" or "most important" to sort of observe how the proclamations feel -- and to feeling whether I'm making any big mistakes. The "jump blues project" continues, on the other hand, and I am constantly refreshed to find undiscovered caches of the music somewhere. Soon we will hoist a Penderyn and listen to this music! I just kept reading this over and over. I play guitar about 40 years, great stuff. Thanks when planning on taking time to learn this post, and for writing a comment. I usually require a name of some sort -- could possibly be initials or a nickname -- to be left together with the comment, just therefore i can say something apart from "Hello Anonymous", but obviously, it's no biggie, as the kids say.

I wish I had facility on a drum, such as guitar, for I would play this kind of music. Lately, I've been interested in late '50s and early '60s R&B and so-called "shakers" music that included components of rockabilly, garage-audio, and surf. I hope to accomplish a post on that quickly. Thanks again for your comment. Dan - did you ever end up writing the post on the "shakers" music? Hello there Anonymous -- (wish you'd provide a nickname or something) -- no, not however. It's music I am still getting to know, and adding to, in my distillations of it. In addition to the genres stated in the feedback above, I have also been discovering what I contact "R&B Shakers", so there's a whole lot of "Jump & Shake" in my world. I DJ on Thursday nights here in DC, and play a lot of this music. If you are, perchance, a DC person let me know, and I'll let you know where to find us.

I have loved classic Jump for years, you are correct on the quibbling about Louis Jordan and the Tympany 5, I consider him a pioneer in the field, despite the fact that he is even more known for his novelty songs, but as for the others, u nailed it cuz! Great to meet up another jump blues lover! I love a variety of music, but I never tire hearing jump Blues. I see u are DJing in the DC area, famous for groups just like the Markey's (Youthful Marvin Gaye), also the Rainbows, Bo Diddley, therefore many others, not to mention Pioneering Genres such as the more contemporary "GO-Move" stuff, I hear the is certainly a big revival in the Carolina Seaside area, kids 're going crazy and re-finding boogie-woogie, Leap and doo-wop for the first time and children of all ages, like myself can't obtain more than enough of the old/fresh sound, I spend most of my time btw Miami and Cleveland area, but I think you'll do awesome if you brought those 1's & 2's to Wilmington area, I am hoping to do exactly like I am capable.