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The Arm Breaker

Track Artist Clarence Jones and his Wonder Orchestra
Country(s) United States
Genre(s) Novelty songs; Ragtime
Duration 3:06

Toe Tappin' Ragtime

Various Artists FWRBF25

After World War I, orchestras were hot: they provided music for listening and especially for dancing. To meet the demand for popular novelty ragtime tunes, orchestra leaders arranged the complex piano compositions for their ensembles—a creative and complicated endeavor. This recording features energetic performances of these orchestral rags.
Country(s) United States
Keyword(s) Novelty songs; Ragtime
Instrument(s) Banjo; Piano
Year of Release 1974
Record Label Folkways Records
Source Archive Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Credits Produced by David. A Jasen ; Design by Ronald Clyne

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	102	Tenth Interval Rag	Gene Rodemich's Orchestra	3:08
	103	Pianoflage	Fate Marable's Society Syncopators	3:16
	104	Springtime Rag	Vic Meyers and his Orchestra	2:59
	105	Pork and Beans	Earl Fuller's Rector Novelty Orchestra	3:24
	106	Gloria	Vincent Lopez' Hotel Pennsylvania Orchestra	2:32
	107	Cannon Ball Rag	Guy Lombardo and the Royal Canadians	2:27
	108	Ginger Snaps	Rosario Bourdon Symphony	2:20
	201	Dog on the Piano	Eddie Ward and the Arcadian Peacock Orchestra	2:30
	202	Lolly Pops	Harry Reser and the Tuxedo Orchestra	2:55
	203	Nightingale Rag Blues	Hitch's Happy Harmonists	2:31
	204	Cataract Rag Blues	Hitch's Happy Harmonists	2:31
	205	Carolina Shout	Jimmy Johnson's Jazz Boys	2:59
	206	Goofy Dust	Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra	2:36
	207	The Arm Breaker	Clarence Jones and his Wonder Orchestra	3:06
	208	Hobson Street Blues	Bob Zurke and his Orchestra	2:43