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| "Honky Tonk Train Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Meade Lux Lewis | |
| B-side | "Whistlin' Blues" |
| Released | 1929 |
| Recorded | 1927 |
| Genre | Boogie woogie |
| Length | 3:10 |
| Label | Paramount |
| Songwriter(s) | Meade Lux Lewis |
"Honky Tonk Train Blues" is a song written by Meade Lux Lewis, and first recorded in 1927. A proto boogie-woogie song, it has many of the traits that would come to be identified with rock and roll. It is also the first recorded use of the term "honky-tonk" in a song.