Georgia Grind
| "Georgia Grind" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five | |
| A-side | "Georgia Grind" |
| B-side | "Come Back Sweet Papa" |
| Released | April 1926 |
| Recorded | February 26, 1926 |
| Venue | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genre | Jazz, dirty blues |
| Length | 2:31 |
| Label | Okeh Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Spencer Williams (music), Bud Allen (lyrics) |
"Georgia Grind" is a jazz and dirty blues tune, written by Spencer Williams and copyrighted by him in 1926. The lyrics were added by Bud Allen. A recording was released by Louis Armstrong with his Hot Five by Okeh Records on a 78 rpm, mono 10" shellac single record in April 1926. The melody was the same as used in the song, "Shake That Thing", written in 1925 by Papa Charlie Jackson.
The track was later included in Armstrong's box set, Hot Fives & Sevens (2000).
In addition, "Georgia Grind" was recorded by Edmonia Henderson (also in 1926), Lucille Bogan (1933) and Blue Lu Barker (1939) among many others.