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
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Decca | 63637 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | I'd rather be with you | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63638 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | I'm in so much trouble now | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63639 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | I believe I'll make a change | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63640 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | It will never happen again | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63641 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | Trading old love for new | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63642 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | Stay on it | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63643 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | Delta bound | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63644 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | You got to go when the wagon comes | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63645 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | How long baby | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63646 | 10-in. | 4/21/1938 | Harlem jamboree | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63662 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Mellow little devil | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63663 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | The barefoot boy | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63664 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | She loves so good | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63665 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Riff it | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63666 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Some sweet day | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63667 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | I'm gonna steal you | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63668 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | I knocks myself out | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63669 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | They put the big britches on me | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63670 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | What is that smells like gravy? | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63671 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Every dog must have his day | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63672 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Fare you well | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63673 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Stavin' chain | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63674 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | County jail blues | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 63675 | 10-in. | 4/22/1938 | Gonna ride 74 | Johnnie Temple | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90691 | 10-in. | 4/18/1936 | Oh! Red | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90692 | 10-in. | 4/18/1936 | Lake Providence blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90780 | 10-in. | 7/2/1936 | Live and die for you | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90781 | 10-in. | 6/2/1936 | New Oh Red! | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90782 | 10-in. | 7/2/1936 | What you gonna do? | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90783 | 10-in. | 7/2/1936 | She's gone again | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90835 | 10-in. | 8/14/1936 | Let's get drunk and truck | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90836 | 10-in. | 8/14/1936 | Move your hand | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90837 | 10-in. | 8/14/1936 | Sales tax on it (but it's the same thing) | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90838 | 10-in. | 8/14/1936 | You done tore your playhouse down | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90912 | 10-in. | 10/2/1936 | Little girl | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90913 | 10-in. | 10/2/1936 | Southern blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90914 | 10-in. | 10/2/1936 | The garbage man | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90915 | 10-in. | 10/2/1936 | Weed smoker's dream (Why don't you do it now? De. 8650) | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90916 | 10-in. | 10/2/1936 | If you want to live | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90947 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | I feel like a millionaire | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90948 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | Bad luck man | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90949 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | My Daddy was a lovin' man | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90950 | 10-in. | 10/22/1936 | She's trickin' me | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90982 | 10-in. | 11/13/1936 | We're gonna pitch a boogie woogie | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90983 | 10-in. | 11/13/1936 | Hamfat swing | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90984 | 10-in. | 11/13/1936 | Who done it? | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 90985 | 10-in. | 11/13/1936 | Growling dog | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91038 | 10-in. | 12/12/1936 | Keep it swingin' 'round and 'round | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91039 | 10-in. | 12/12/1936 | Ooh-wee babe | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91040 | 10-in. | 12/12/1936 | I don't want you loving me | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91041 | 10-in. | 12/12/1936 | She's a mellow mother for you | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91074 | 10-in. | 1/14/1937 | Hallelujah Joe ain't preachin' no more | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91075 | 10-in. | 1/14/1937 | What's my baby doin'? | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91076 | 10-in. | 1/14/1937 | It was red | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91123 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | I feel like going to town | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91124 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | I'm so glad | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91125 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | Jam jamboree (Jam sesh jam) | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | C 91126 | 10-in. | 3/1/1937 | Down in shady lane | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91130 | 10-in. | 3/12/1937 | The dirty dozens | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91131 | 10-in. | 3/12/1937 | She brings me down | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91132 | 10-in. | 3/12/1937 | Take it easy greasy | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91133 | 10-in. | 3/12/1937 | Wet it | Frankie Half Pint Jaxon | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91200 | 10-in. | 4/28/1937 | I'm cuttin' out | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91201 | 10-in. | 4/28/1937 | Hoodooin' woman | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91202 | 10-in. | 4/28/1937 | I love that | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91203 | 10-in. | 4/28/1937 | My old lady blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91244 | 10-in. | 5/12/1937 | Baby won't you tear my clothes | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91245 | 10-in. | 5/12/1937 | You drink too much | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91268 | 10-in. | 5/21/1937 | I'm Alabama bound | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91269 | 10-in. | 5/21/1937 | Empty bed blues | The Harlem Hamfats | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91552 | 10-in. | 10/21/1938 | Stomp it out gate | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91553 | 10-in. | 10/21/1938 | The candy man | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91554 | 10-in. | 10/21/1938 | Oh rider | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91555 | 10-in. | 10/21/1938 | Stay away from my door | Rosetta Howard | Musical group | ||
| Decca | 91556 | 10-in. | 10/21/1938 | All on account of you | Rosetta Howard | Musical group |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harlem Hamfats, The," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.
Harlem Hamfats, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.
"Harlem Hamfats, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
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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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