Georgia Cake Walk
by
Ma Rainey
Ma Rainey says:
Here's a dance we used to do back in my day. The cakewalk was one of the most popular of all early jazz styles of music, and reached its zenith around 1899. It's descended from plantation dances, and was the first ragtime style music. ...
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