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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 1-25 of 100 records)

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

(Results 1-25 of 100 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harlem Hamfats, The," accessed April 16, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.

Harlem Hamfats, The. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 16, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/320007.

"Harlem Hamfats, The." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 16 April 2024.

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