Honky Tonk Train Blues

"Honky Tonk Train Blues"
Single by Meade Lux Lewis
B-side"Whistlin' Blues"
Released1929
Recorded1927
GenreBoogie woogie
Length3:10
LabelParamount
Songwriter(s)Meade Lux Lewis

"Honky Tonk Train Blues" is a song written by Meade Lux Lewis, and first recorded in 1927. A proto boogie-woogie song, it has many of the traits that would come to be identified with rock and roll. It is also the first recorded use of the term "honky-tonk" in a song.

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