[78-L] Jukin' (Ski Jump)

[Julian Vein]

Kristjan Saag wrote:
> Winter Olympics time - which reminds me of a tune recorded by Woody 
> Herman & His Orchestra in 1940: "Jukin' (Ski Jump)".
> What on earth does the title refer to? 
> Juking is a way of dancing, but hardly practiced where Herman played. 
> Something to do with a juke joint? 
> And where does the ski jump come in? The slow falling through the air 
> of a ski jumper doesn't exactly correspond to the fast beat of the 
> song.
> Anyone knows?
> Kristjan
> _______________________________________________
 xFrom "Tell Your Story" by Eric Townley, Storyville 1976:
"Driving to a roadside bar with a girl and stopping to drink and dance, 
generally to music from a juke box..., leaving and going to another bar, 
and continuing in the same manner throughout the evening,"

      Julian Vein


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