[TPIN] 50 hot choruses for cornet - now muscat - muskrat
controversy
Dave Lee
davesjazz at sbcglobal.net
Wed Apr 4 16:29:33 EDT 2007
the song title most likely started as "muscat or muskat ramble", then when
the trumpet players drank the wine, a new song was born!
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> There is a berry that grows in the South -- the Muscadine, or Muscat berry.
> It is used to make wine. So the Muscat Ramble is how a person walks when
> having drunk too much Muscat wine.
> Bob
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> There are also instances of New Orleans musicians singing:
> "Muskrat, Muskrat comin' down; Muskrat, Muskrat runnin' around."
> Trumpet on topic stuff - this was sung by trumpet
> players......................
> Mike Vax
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