- Dr. John P. Morgan, a professor at the City University of New York Medical School collected a number of songs about the Ginger Jake syndrome (Jake leg, Jake leg blues, Jake walk) in the 1930s.(1)
- 1928 - Lemuel Turner “Jake Bottle Blues”
- 1930 - Allen Brothers “Jake Walk Blues”
- 1930 - Ray Brothers “Jake Leg Wobble” - instrumental
- 1930 - Byrd Moore “Jake Leg Blues”
- 1930 - Ray Brothers “Got The Jake Leg Too”
- 1930 - Narmour and Smith “Jake Leg Rag - instrumental
- 1930 - Tommy Johnson “Alcohol and Jake Blues”
- 1930 - Ishman Bracey “Jake Liquor Blues”
- 1930 - Mississippi Sheiks “Jake Leg Blues”
- 1930 - Daddy Stovepipe “Jake Leg Blues
- 1933 - Asa Martin “Jake Walk Papa”
- 1934 - Willie Lofton “Jake Leg Blues"
1 - Morgan, John P. (1982) “The Jamaica Ginger Paralysis" J Am Med Assoc 1982; 248:1864-1867
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