Muskrat Ramble

<p>"Muskrat Ramble" is a <a href="/facts/Jazz/lmUzXGq8">jazz</a> <a href="/facts/Musical_composition/EUR2qaQw">composition</a> written by <a href="/facts/Kid_Ory/GAH1A5jL">Kid Ory</a> in 1926. It was first recorded on February 26, 1926, by <a href="/facts/Louis_Armstrong_and_his_Hot_Five/0MLdE4aQ">Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five</a>, and became the group's most frequently recorded piece. It was paired on the flip side with another one of Armstrong's hits, "Heebie Jeebies." It was a prominent part of the <a href="/facts/Jazz/lmUzXGq8">Dixieland revival</a> repertoire in the 1930s and 1940s, and was recorded by <a href="/facts/Bob_Crosby/lKNygGb8">Bob Crosby</a>, <a href="/facts/Roy_Eldridge/WsengfbA">Roy Eldridge</a>, <a href="/facts/Lionel_Hampton/DdVJKLWu">Lionel Hampton</a>, <a href="/facts/Woody_Herman/MFNrkBpk">Woody Herman</a>, <a href="/facts/Muggsy_Spanier/ADNnhKhp">Muggsy Spanier</a>, <a href="/facts/Chet_Atkins/9KIbo5Xb">Chet Atkins</a>, <a href="/facts/Lu_Watters/E4ojzTyN">Lu Watters</a>, <a href="/facts/The_Andrews_Sisters/H2q2prwU">the Andrews Sisters</a>, <a href="/facts/Harry_James/rCUXwpGp">Harry James</a>, and <a href="/facts/Al_Hirt/jMfj3uYf">Al Hirt</a>, among others.  It is considered a part of the <a href="/facts/Jazz_standard/WFIUP78I">jazz standard</a> repertoire.
</p><p>Without Ory's consent, lyrics were written for the instrumental tune in 1950 by <a href="/facts/Ray_Gilbert/SdG0spou">Ray Gilbert</a>. After Gilbert protested that he was entitled to share credit with Ory, the  <a href="/facts/American_Society_of_Composers%2c_Authors_and_Publishers/CdIrEsnT">American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers</a> awarded him one-third credit on all performances of "Muskrat Ramble", vocal and instrumental.
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