Posted: 6/13/2008 12:59:26 PM EDT
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I know who Jodi is but where does that come from? thanks. |
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this is what wiki has to say... The name derives from a stock character in African-American oral traditions. The character's name has been transcribed as "Joady," "Jody," "Jodie," "Joe D.", or even "Joe the ____" (in dialect, "Joe de ____") with Joe then identified by occupation. He was a stock anti-hero who maliciously took advantage of another man's absence. Enlisted African-American soldiers incorporated this character into cadence songs during the Second World War. When the military desegregated, these cadence songs spread service-wide. |
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Those cadences were around before the war. They also were named Duckworth chants. They derive both from earlier cadences and various work group songs where a beat needs to be maintained and a coordinated concerted effort. Gandy Dancers (railroadtrack workers) would use them to move sections of rails and ties together. |