Weed Smokers Dream – Harlem Hamfats feat. Ham Fat Ham – 1936
Flashbacks 1920’s – 1940’s Novelty Songs Of An Era Long Gone Bye. Drug Songs.
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] but when their first record “Oh Red” became a hit, it secured them a Decca contract for fifty titles.[2] They launched a successful recording career performing danceable music.
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Recorded on October 2, 1936. Joe McCoy, the band's guitarist, is "Hamfoot Ham" on this side…
thank you so much
<3
nice
Very sweet, thanks, I always like the Peggy Lee 'Why don't you do right', which I suspect was borrowed from this.
@joehiggs100 Per Wikipedia, the composer of this song rewrote this song, creating the better known version "Why don't you do right" which was recorded in 1941. Peggy Lee then did her own version in 1942 with Benny Goodman.
@munkykayse Lil Green recorded Why Don't You Do Right in 1941 with Big Bill Broonzy on guitar.
dat clarinet solo
its been used as soundtrack on an old anti-drug movie
hah…
Супер са благодаря 🙂
Harlem Hamfats feat. Ham Fat Ham – 1936….. Artists had ridiculous names back then, serious tunes though
good job snoop doggie dog & nelly dont have ridiculous names jayzee now theres a normal name
is this blues or jazz?
Smoooooth….
shitty music video. nothing MOVES. like you can't even see the woman is looking at. fuck my interests right?!
Does anyone know where the cover picture is from or who she is? I'm thinking Myrna Loy…
Am I the only one thinking this sounds alot like Jessica Rabbit's number in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Digging this man.
Legend
Anyone else notice the two band names and wonder why everyone glorified ham? I love ham too but I wouldn’t name my band after it.
Belleza!
Oh shit, here we go again
Esta es la mejor canción