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Blythe's Blue Boys

Darnell Howard , Natty Dominique

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This record was produced in Richmond, Indiana on April 23rd 1928 featuring Natty Dominique cornet, Darnell Howard alto sax, Jimmy Blythe piano & speech, and W E Buddy Burton washboard.

*"Tack It Down" was composed by Jimmy Blythe.

"Blythe's Blue Boys" was a pseudonym used for the "State Street Ramblers".

Executed with their usual flair this group's use of dynamics and spontaneity made them among the most celebrated small recording units representative of the true black music of Chicago's South Side.