Hokum was stagecraft, gags and routines for embracing farce. Hokum blues celebrated both comedic lyrical content and a boisterous, farcical performance style. McTell performed in various musical styles, including blues, ragtime, religious music and hokum. Capp derived the family name "Yokum" as a combination of "yokel" and "hokum". He played upbeat, hokum and country blues tunes. Thereafter topples over into hokum, with a notably unexciting climax. Is the hokum a bit thick even in the context of a showmanship special? In 2005 Stoneking recorded an album of original blues compositions titled "King Hokum". Walker produced Stoneking's albums "King Hokum" (2005) and "Jungle Blues" (October 2008). A 1954 biography of Cheyney, "Peter Cheyney&colon; Prince of Hokum", was written by Michael Harrison. "Do not believe this slice of old hokum" to the viewer. When you're performing this hokum, you need a heavyweight cast to give it credibility. In a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs. In the rural south in particular, hokum held on.