Oakie Boogie

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Oakie Boogie

"Oakie Boogie" (sometimes "Okie Boogie") is a Western swing dance song written by Johnny Tyler in 1947. It is recognizable by its refrain:

When you do the Oakie Boogie, and do it Oklahoma style,

That mean old Oakie Boogie is bound to drive you wild.

Jack Guthrie's version (Capitol 341) reached #3 on the charts in 1947 and is often included in the list of the first rock and roll songs.

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"Oakie Boogie" (sometimes "Okie Boogie") is a Western swing dance song written by Johnny Tyler in 1947. It is recognizable by its refrain:

When you do the Oakie Boogie, and do it Oklahoma style,

That mean old Oakie Boogie is bound to drive you wild.

Jack Guthrie's version (Capitol 341) reached #3 on the charts in 1947 and is often included in the list of the first rock and roll songs. The singing of "Oakie Boogie" is the only performance by Guthrie in a film—Ernest Tubb's Hollywood Barn Dance in 1947.

Ella Mae Morse also recorded a version for Capitol which reached #23 in 1952. Her version was one of the first songs arranged by Nelson Riddle

Nelson Riddle

Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was a well-known United States bandleader, arrangement and Orchestration whose career spanned from the late 1940s, struggled with the advent of rock n roll, and saw a career revival in the early 1980s....
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The song has been recorded by many artists over the years.

Bibliography

Levinson, Peter. September in the Rain: The Life of Nelson Riddle. Billboard Books, 2001. ISBN 0-8230-767-5
Lonergan, David F. Hit Records, 1950-1975. Scarecrow Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8108-5129-6
Pugh, Ronnie. Ernest Tubb: The Texas Troubadour. Duke University Press, 1996. ISBN 0-8223-2140-4
Whitburn, Joel. The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits. Billboard Books, 2006. ISBN 0-8230-8291-1