The Harlem Hamfats
The Harlem Hamfats was a Chicago jazz band formed in 1936. Initially, they mainly provided backup music for jazz and blues singers, such as Johnny Temple, Rosetta Howard, and Frankie Jaxon, for Decca Records. Their first record, "Oh! Red", became a hit, securing them a Decca contract for fifty titles, and they launched a successful recording career performing danceable music. The group's inclusion in the dirty blues genre is due to such songs as "Gimme Some of that Yum Yum" and "Let's Get Drunk and Truck". |
Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1936, Died Ceased 1938
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1936 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 62425 | 10-in. | 7/20/1937 | No need knockin' on the blind | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62428 | 10-in. | 7/20/1937 | Chocolate to the bone | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62643 | 10-in. | 10/5/1937 | Let your linen hang low-1 | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62644 | 10-in. | 10/5/1937 | If you're a viper | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62645 | 10-in. | 10/5/1937 | Rosetta blues | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62646 | 10-in. | 10/5/1937 | It's your turn | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62647 | 10-in. | 10/5/1937 | Let's fall in love again-1 | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62648 | 10-in. | 10/5/1937 | Worried mind blues | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62653 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Gimme some of that yum yum yum | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62654 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Hoodoo women | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62655 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Mama's bad luck child | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62656 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Mean baby blues | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62657 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Tempo de bucket | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62658 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | You got the devil to pay | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62659 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Time's a wastin' | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62660 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Black gal you better use your head | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62661 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Root hog or die | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62662 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | You got to be satisfied | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62663 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Toodoe oo blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62664 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | Rampart and Gravier blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62665 | 10-in. | 10/6/1937 | What's on your mind? | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 62674 | 10-in. | 10/8/1937 | Broken hearted blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 63624 | 10-in. | 4/20/1938 | Don't start no stuff | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 63635 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | Let me feel it | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
Decca | 63636 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | Little girl | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harlem Hamfats, The," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.
Harlem Hamfats, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.
"Harlem Hamfats, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Harlem Hamfats (Musical group) - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87805101
Wikidata: The Harlem Hamfats - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1138220
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/143209483
MusicBrainz: The Harlem Hamfats - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/dc4bd323-3e4f-488b-9255-206f9a51ec69
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