Iromeio "Romeo" Nelson (March 12, 1902 – May 17, 1974)[1] was an American boogie woogie pianist whose recordings from 1929 are regarded as some of the finest, and certainly the fastest, boogie woogie showpieces on record.
For most of his life he played piano at rent parties in the city, although he also lived in East St. Louis for a while in the early 1920s.
These included "Gettin' Dirty Just Shakin' That Thing",[3] renowned for its raunchy "signifying" lyrics, and "Head Rag Hop", featuring talking by Tampa Red and Frankie Jaxon.
[4] "Head Rag Hop" also was released on the Brunswick Collector Series label, which read: "Head Rag Hop", Romeo Nelson, recorded September 1929.
On the b-side of this 78 rpm record is "Wilkins Street Stomp", by Speckled Red.