Zulu Joe

African drummer and singer who invented the boogie beat, according to the racist song "Birth of the Boogie" by early rock and roller Bill Haley and the Comets.

Down in Africa, many years ago There lived a little fella named Zulu Joe He took his tom-tom, a great big stick And that was the birth of the boogie lick </blockquote.

External Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birth_of_the_Boogie