Fats Domino Herb Hardesty tenor sax

When My Dreamboat Comes Home. Great song. Great Fats. Wonderful Herb Hardesty tenor more in the Herschel Evans jazz tradition than his more usual r'n b style. Why didn't Basie hire this guy?

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[willwelsh816]

was that atcually dizz, or was the guy playing a horn similar to dizzy's?

[tenorsfan]

@willwelsh816 Hi Will. That;s the famous songwriter and trumpeter Dave Bartholomew. I think Dizzy's horn happened accidentally, but eventually somebody made them like that. Listened to much Duane Allman yet? He's my favourite.

[tojaks]

Pretty sure Lee Allen is not present in this video.....I think it's Eddie Silvers. Lee Allen was about 6'4" I believe----nobody tall enough here!

[tenorsfan]

Thanks tojaks and gullhjertet. I don't remember how I came up with that. I'll see if I can edit my post. So I guess that's Lee on Little Richard's piano?

[tojaks]

Do you mean the "Long Tall Sally" clip from "Don't knock the rock"? Whoever it is is certainly miming to Lee Allen's original solo. Not sure if it's the studio musicians that Richard has with him---could be his own "Upsetters"

[tenorsfan]

tojaks, To slightly change the subject, I just noticed you have a great high quality copy of this video on your favourites. Anybody who likes this video, should check tojaks favourites or search Fats Domino Steve Allen. Fantastic quality. 1956. Too bad he didn't edit out the Allen bit.

[surpie1940]

Elvis and Jerry Lee have their "impersonators." Why not the R&R black stars of the 50s and 60s?

[ledongas6262]

short guy:  fred kemp?

[ledongas6262]

warren bell on alto? short tenor player: fred kemp.

[78merlot]

Great song. I love Fats, but i like that New Orleans tenor sax sound even more.

[d820m]

@tojaks the band with Richard in all of those movies Don't Knock The Rock, Rock Rock Rock and Mr. Rock and Roll is the Upsetters, and the sax man is Grady Gaines, although he is miming all of Lee Allen's solos on the record

[Nicoultre]

The first record I ever bought (in mid-50s) and still a great favourite, with that fantastic sax solo from Herby. It really swings, is tuneful, it rocks and you can dance to it; not like the modern crap of hip-hop from the modern Afro-negroes. Nicoultre.

[zoelynnkendrick]

could you give me the names of the other musicians in the band...I know Dave Bartholomew, I am not sure of the other ones, mostly the horn section. I think I know some of them as well. but not too sure..thanks if any one can help

[46professor]

Marvelous, I wonder who the great drummer is, possibly: Cornelius "Tenoo" Coleman? Thanks