Jay McShann

As long as Pete and Joe are there, it's gonna be jumping. ↗

— Jay McShann

#joe #jumping #long #pete

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him. ↗

— Jay McShann

#blues #book #had #him #i

I was listening to all those lyrics and trying to take in everything that was happening. I was completely excited. It was one of the greatest times that I had listening to music. ↗

— Jay McShann

#everything #excited #greatest #had #happening

It was my first time in Kansas City. In about two or three days I had a gig at a place called The Monroe Inn. ↗

— Jay McShann

#called #city #days #first #first time

My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play the blues. ↗

— Jay McShann

#christian #family #get #had #i

They had the music being piped right out on the street. I'd be three or four blocks from there and I couldn't get there fast enough because I'd hear old Joe holler them words. ↗

— Jay McShann

#being #blocks #enough #fast #four

We didn't let a night go by that we didn't play. ↗

— Jay McShann

#night #play

We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out. ↗

— Jay McShann

#come #had #horn #old #out

We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in the set. Bands like Tommy Dorsey used to do a little boogie woogie. The big bands. ↗

— Jay McShann

#ballroom #bands #big #big bands #boogie