Harlem Hamfats
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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.[1] Their first record, "Oh! Red", became a hit, securing them a Decca contract for fifty titles,[2] and they launched a successful recording career performing danceable music.
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Harlem Hamfats | |
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Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Swing jazz, Dixieland |
Years active | 1936–1938 |
Labels | Decca |
Past members | Kansas Joe McCoy Papa Charlie McCoy Herb Morand John Lindsay Odell Rand Horace Malcolm Freddie Flynn Pearlis Williams |
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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".[3]