Wolverine Blues (song)

"Wolverine Blues"
"Wolverine Blues"
Song
Released	1923
Recorded	18 July 1923
Genre	Jazz
Composer	Jelly Roll Morton
Lyricists	Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes ; John Curry Spikes

Last updated January 10, 2026

"Wolverine Blues" is an early jazz standard by Jelly Roll Morton with lyrics by the brothers Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes and John Curry Spikes.

He recorded it in Richmond, Indiana on 18 July 1923 along with "Kansas City Stomp" and "Grandpa's Spells".^[1]

References

↑ Laird, Ross (1995). Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934 . Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-313-29240-8.

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[Laird1995-1] Laird, Ross (1995). Tantalizing Tingles: A Discography of Early Ragtime, Jazz, and Novelty Syncopated Piano Recordings, 1889-1934 . Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 110. ISBN 978-0-313-29240-8.

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"Wolverine Blues"
Song
Released	1923 (1923)
Recorded	18 July 1923
Genre	Jazz
Composer	Jelly Roll Morton
Lyricists	Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes John Curry Spikes