Posted by Matt Wilson on January 10, 2025 at 19:40:30:
In Reply to: Re: Happy Birthday To David Bowie posted by Graeme Gigante on January 10, 2025 at 19:27:53:
Legend has it that the phrase came from Charles Mingus's drummer decades ago, who "named" his favorite riffs using words that meet the rhythm, and "wham bam thank-you ma'am" was a four-beat riff. Maybe - who knows?