Jambalaya - Dixieland Crackerjacks featuring Rocky van Schaik

Singing banjo player Rocky van Schaik backed by the Dixieland Crackerjacks.
Recorded live Mai 24. 2010 on the Isle of Schiermonnikoog.

Rocky van Schaik - banjo, vocals
Laughin' Lielian - drums
Slidin' Selena - trombone
Michel Muller - trumpet
Bert Brandsma - bass saxophone

http://www.dixielandcrackerjacks.com

Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a song credited to American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in 1952. Named for a Creole and Cajun dish, jambalaya, it spawned numerous cover versions and has since achieved popularity in a number of music genres.

Another, even more popular at the time, version of the song was the 1952 cover version recorded by Jo Stafford, reaching #3 on the Billboard pop charts (and making the song well known to people other than country music fans). Mitch Miller had originally intended Jambalaya to be recorded by Jimmy Boyd for Columbia Records. Boyd turned the song down and Miller recorded it with Jo Stafford. Years later Jimmy Boyd did record it for Dot records. It was further popularized in a Rock'n'Roll version by Fats Domino.
The Carpenters featured the song, in an uptempo MOR version with country flourishes, on their 1973 album Now & Then. Their version was released as a single outside the United States in 1974 and sold well in the U.K. and Japan.
Other artists who have performed the song include Jerry Lee Lewis, Leon Russell, Charley Pride, Jimmy Buffett, Jeff Healey on his 2008 album Mess of Blues, Emmylou Harris included it in her 1976 album Elite Hotel, Moon Mullican, John Fogerty (under the name of The Blue Ridge Rangers), Gerry & The Pacemakers, Brenda Lee, Harry Connick, Jr., Lucinda Williams, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Billy "Crash" Craddock, George Jones, The Residents, Leo Kottke, Wes Paul, Dolly Parton, Andy Kaufman, Professor Longhair, Freddy Fender, Fats Domino, The White Stripes, Tab Benoit, and Tommy Funderburk (appearing in the film Steel Magnolias), Van Morrison and Linda Gail Lewis on their 2000 album You Win Again among many others.
In India, Usha Iyer (now Usha Uthup) recorded a version in 1968 on the HMV label, that became the best selling song until then, by an Indian artist in English.
International, translated or derived versions do exist at least in Chinese, Dutch, French, Italian, Polish, German and Estonian. In 2005, two versions of Jambalaya surged in Mexican folk music, one by Banda Limón and the other from the Duranguense group K-Paz de la Sierra. However, in Mexican music, the most famous cover version is by Los Felinos.

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[augpeh]

In songs sang by Michel or anyone else who Michel has to hold the megaphone for, Selena's solo comes first.

Why?

[ABrandsma]

Then Michel doesn't have to hurry to switch. It's just more relaxrd and convenient.

[xgi36]

Great voice , love your banjo play.

[jjtbfour]

Cool Rocky, klinkt vet man :D, Wordt er weer helemaal vrolijk (en, nog belangrijker, wakker) van :D.