The Laughing Rag
HawaiianTitle
The Laughing Rag
Date
1921
Genre
Performer
Sam Moore
Writer
Sam Moore, Harry Skinner
Location
New York
Recording Technology
disk
Description
Sam Moore, the performer of this remarkable song, was born in Florida. Moore played an eight string version of the Hawaiian steel guitar called the Octo-chorda. His performance sits somewhere between Hawaiian music, “country” music, and the ragtime blues. It makes it easy to see how the Hawaiian steel guitar could lead to both blues and to country music.
Type
Hawaiian
Sam Moore, the performer of this remarkable song, was born in Florida. Moore played an eight string version of the Hawaiian steel guitar called the Octo-chorda. His performance sits somewhere between Hawaiian music, “country” music, and the ragtime blues. It makes it easy to see how the Hawaiian steel guitar could lead to both blues and to country music.