Here’s a top rock & roll track written in 1917
And here’s a video where you can watch it take shape from ragtime to rock over 60 years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3RhrMdXCwVw ‘The Darktown Strutters’ Ball’ is a song from the year ragtime-jazz split from ragtime-blues: 1917. It has been recorded by many great artists over the years, from Hoagy Carmichael to Fats Waller. One of my favourite…