Gatemouth Brown’s instrumental prowess was on full display on his 1954 classic “Okie Dokie Stomp.” Brown’s nonstop guitar masterpiece was recorded with hot backing by the Pluma Davis Orchestra in Houston in May 1954. Bandleader-trombonist Davis was credited with composing the piece. In attempts to curry favor with radio DJs, who were all-important in the ‘50s, record labels sometimes named releases after them, and “Okie Dokie” was a nod (with a spelling change) to New Orleans’ popular WBOK jock James “Okey Dokey” Smith.
