Uploaded by MoleDFigg on Apr 18, 2008
Another oddity from my archives.
Despite their name, the "Harlem" Hamfats were a Chicago band in the 1930's whose members came from various places; for example, the McCoy brothers hailed from Mississipi, Herb Morand, John Lindsay and Odell Rand were from New Orleans and Horace Malcolm and Freddy Flynn came from Chicago!!
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Great !!!Worth to be remastered.
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im high and i fuckin love it
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@Randidan think he lost on wall street. it's a great song.
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sounds like they lost in the stock market to me should be called wall street blues instead. great tune, one of the best ever and I know this music.
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weed smokers dreem it is my dreem
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This is awesome, thank you so much for posting, really! You're awesome too for having such a good musical taste!
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I wish there was an auto repeat on youtube. then i wouldnt have to keep coming back, and keep listening.
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I love old music <3
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What a badass song
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@Stoemkind except he says "put your stuff on the market" !
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I love that first image. Did you find it on Google?
pinstripedpants01 5 months ago
@pinstripedpants01
No, it is my photograph of the 78rpm record in my archives & its dust sleeve.
MoleDFigg 5 months ago 4
Fay's a betting woman
She bets on every hand
She’s a trickin’ mother for you every-
where she land
Why don’t you do now
like the millionaires do
Put yourself on the market
And make a million too
Stoemkind 1 year ago 5
@Stoemkind
I think that the penultimate line is not "yourself" but "your stuff" in both of your comments.
MoleDFigg 1 year ago 8
Joe McCoy wrote this tune in 1936 (his wife was Memphis Minnie, who co-wrote "When the Levee Breaks" with him in 1929, that Led Zep cover on their 4th LP). Joe later changed the lyrics to "Weed Smokers Dream" & it was released as "Why Don't You Do Right" by Lil Green with Big Bill Broonzy on guitar in 1941. Peggy Lee then covered it in the Benny Goodman Orchestra in 1942, making it famous. Peggy re-recorded versions of it in 1947 & even in the 1990's. Lots of other artists also covered it.
Smudgefizz 1 year ago 21
@Smudgefizz
Wow! Thanks for the definitive history.
MoleDFigg 1 year ago 3