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 51-75 of 100 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
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

(Results 51-75 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harlem Hamfats, The," accessed May 10, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.

Harlem Hamfats, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.

"Harlem Hamfats, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 10 May 2024.

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