Antedating of "knock me a kiss"

[Wilson Gray]

Perhaps we may not be talking about the same tune. FWIW, when I lived
in L.A., I lived just two blocks from Andy in the neighborhood now
known as "Little Korea."

Otherwise, my comment is the motto of a principal of my old high school:

In vain have I instructed your sons, for they have not received correction.

-Wilson


On 2/14/06, Paul Johnson <paulzjoh at mtnhome.com> wrote:
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> was written by Andy Razaf, first recorded by L. Jordan and his Timpani
> Five in 1942
>
> Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
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> >On 2/14/06, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>HDAS has
> >>
> >>1944 ... Knock me a kiss ...
> >>
> >>According to the AMG, a tune titled "Knock Me A Kiss,"
> >>written by Mike Jackson, was recorded by Jimmie
> >>Lunceford & His Orchestra on May 29, 1935, for the
> >>Decca label.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I think you're misreading the Allmusic info. The song appeared on the
> >compilation "Harlem Shout", which contains material recorded between
> >May 29, 1935 and Aug 9, 1945. Other sites say that the "Knock Me A
> >Kiss" 78 was recorded and released in 1942:
> >
> >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4831334953
> >http://dev.coolforever.com/m/browse.cfm/item/50554/
> >
> >But according to Wikipedia the song was originally recorded by Louis
> >Jordan's band in 1941:
> >
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> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Jordan
> >By the time the group returned to New York in late 1941, the lineup
> >had changed to Jordan, Bartley, Martin, trumpeter Eddie Roane and
> >pianist Arnold Thomas. Recording dates in November 1941 produced
> >another early Jordan classic, "Knock me a kiss", which became a
> >significant jukebox seller, although it did not make the charts.
> >However Roy Eldridge subsequently recorded a version, backed by the
> >Gene Krupa band, which became a hit in June 1942, almost a year after
> >the Jordan recording came out; it was also covered by Jimmie
> >Lunceford.
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> >
> >
> >--Ben Zimmer
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