Crown 3133 B The High Steppers ROLL ON, MISSISSIPPI, ROLL ON

The High Steppers’ “Roll On, Mississippi, Roll On” on Crown 3133 is a lively early-1930s dance-band treatment of the popular song by Eugene West, James McCaffrey, and Dave Ringle. The tune evokes the Mississippi River and the era’s fascination with Southern and riverboat imagery, combining a memorable melody with the smooth, upbeat orchestral style typical of Crown’s studio dance bands. The song was widely recorded in 1931, including versions by Noble Sissle and Connie’s Inn Orchestra. Release date: 1931 — Crown Records 3133, backed with “I Wanna Sing About You.” Available discographical evidence places the song and this Crown issue in the 1931 period; I have not found a sufficiently reliable source establishing an exact month or day, so 1931 is the safest date to use.