Here Comes the Man with the Jive

Here Comes the Man with the Jive is a drug-themed jazz song. It was and composed by Leroy "Stuff" Smith and Jack Palmer.Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Volume 17. Part 5. Number 2. 1964: Library of Congress. p 1876. Accessed 4 July 2017

Recordings Smith recorded the song with his orchestra, Stuff Smith and his Onyx Club Boys, for Vocalion on August 21, 1936.Burke, Patrick. Come In and Hear the Truth: Jazz and Race on 52nd Street. University of Chicago Press. p 245. Accessed 4 July 2017

Theme Although the title of the song refers to a type of African-American slang (Jive, slang for marijuana) the lyrics explicitly talk about "vipers" (Marijuana users) and encourages the listener to "light up" and "get real high".

Here Comes the Man with the Jive

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