The RJO draw from genres and artists such as
Ragtime and Vaudeville songs
W C Handy, Bessie Smith, Mississippi John Hurt, Rev Gary Davis
Country and city blues of the 1920's to 1950's
Charlie Patton, Willie McTell, Robert Johnson, Skip James,
Blind Boy Fuller, Bukka White, Willie Dixon, Muddy Waters
Songs from the shared tradition and 'white blues'
Jimmie Rogers, Woody Guthrie, Doc Watson
Jug Band, Skiffle and Stringband music
Gus Cannon, Memphis Jug Band, Leadbelly, Mississippi Sheiks,
Elizabeth Cotton, Jesse Fuller
Medicine Show and Hokum songs
Tampa Red, Jazz Gillum, Frank Stokes, Big Bill Broonzy, Bo Carter,
Harlem Hamfats, Memphis Minnie
Silly 1920's pop songs
The Five Harmaniacs, Sophie Tucker, George Formby
1960's favourites
Bob Dylan, Bonzo Dog, Randy Newman, Mungo Gerry
And include an affectionate RJO up-date on originals
The RJO re-create the spirit of the 'Naughty Nineties' and 'Roaring Twenties'
with their affectionate take on the good-time dance music of
the cabarets and jook joints of the American South.
