#20 'Java Jive' by The Ink Spots (1940)

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"I like this one :) It has a more similar structure to the music we have today and the melody is quite catchy. The lyrics are pretty easy to pick up so you can join in. This one is a bit of fun." - LC

Written by: Milton Drake and Ben Oakland
Producer: Uncredited
Label: Decca

FACTS

  • Vocalist Ivory "Deek" Watson once performed in an outfit named The Percolating Puppies and their 'instruments' included coffee pots.
  • The Ink Spots are credited with helping to define the genre that led to rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll.
  • They gained much acceptance with the white community.
  • Their 1941 song, "I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire" is a song played on the in-game radio station Galaxy News Radio in the 2008 video game Fallout 3. It is also featured on the game's trailer, and opening for the game.
  • Many Ink Spots songs begin with the same four bar introduction.

Recommended songs by this artist...
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (1944)
Don't Get Around Much Anymore (1942)
I'm Making Believe (1944)
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (1944)
Someone's Rocking My Dream Boat (1941)
The Gypsy (1946)

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