Joe Haymes Orch - Pray for the lights to go out (1932)

[Rudipolt]

Fine Song

Thanks for posting!

Aloha from Hawaii!

[Rudipolt]

Fine Song! Thanks for Posting!

Aloha from Hawaii!

[HOGEFAN]

Love it love it!

[fromthesidelines]

Recorded on June 24, 1932, and originally credited to "Duke Wilson and His Ten Blackberries" on Perfect [#15662].

[RatPfink66]

Actually, this is the RCA take recorded at Joe's first ever session May 4, 1932, Victor 24040 (reissued on Bluebird B-6376 and the Haymes 2LP set).

[RatPfink66]

What a surprise to discover Joe Haymes on You Tube! I profiled him for a jazz magazine in 1993.

His family told me the circus story was made up - tho it was once reported that he could hang by his toes from a door frame!

Joe was an orderly in an Army hospital in WW2, and then arranged for name bands including Jack Teagarden, Clyde McCoy, and Lawrence Welk.

The song played here was from 1916 and was called "a negro shouting song." Joe Haymes was among the first to revive forgotten song hits.

[heinbanjo12]

Very Good!