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| (Stuff Smith) |
| (o): | Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Boys (1936) | label: Vocalion |
| | Reefer song; viper was jazz-age slang for stoner. Pre bop violin player in league with Joe Venuti and Stephane Grappelli. Had Jonah Jones (trumpet) and Cozy Cole (drums) in his band, one of the top swing combos of his era (hit: I'se A-Muggin'). |
| (c): | Harlem Hamfats (1937) [as If You're A Viper; in a slower tempo, crediting themselves; vocal: Rosetta Howard], Bob Howard & His Boys (1938) [idem], George Lewis (1949) [idem], Dave Van Ronk (1964) , Jim Kweskin's Jug Band (1967) [one of Dr. Demento's Delights], Manhattan Transfer (1971) [on debut album], Kermit Ruffins & Rebirth Brass Band (1993) [all as If You're A Viper], Alex Chilton (1999) [as If You's A Viper], |
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