This Week's Freebie from The 1937 Flood

The mood of last night’s jam session was set before we even walked through the door, because our host, Doug Chaffin, had already gotten a good head start on an amble down memory lane when he dug out his mother’s old guitar. 

You’ll need some background here. In the 1940s, Doug grew up listening to — and then playing — string band music with his mom and her banjo-picking sister. Years later when he was all grown, Doug bought his mom the best guitar she’d ever play, a big, beautiful Gibson Dove, a study of love in maple, mahogany and rosewood. 

Well, we’ve not seen that guitar — it’s been in its case for decades — but at its coming out party last night it jumped right into the mix. Just listen to it shimmy on this jive tune from about a hundred years ago.

By the way, if you like The Flood’s take on tunes like this, you ought to check out one of the channels on our new music streaming feature. It’s all free. Just go to our web site — 1937flood.com — and click the “Radio Floodango” option. On the next page, scroll to the bottom and, on the right-hand side under “genres,” click the “Hokum” button, then just sit back and let good times roll.