Harlem Hamfats

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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, but when their first record "Oh Red" became a hit, it secured them a Decca contract for fifty titles. They launched a successful recording career performing danceable music. The group was not from Harlem nor were they "hamfats". The name 'hamfat' derives from early 20th century slang in which the word was used to designate something as second-rate o… read more
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, but when their first record "Oh Red" became a hit, it secured them a Decca … read more
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, but when their first record "Oh Red" became a hit, it secured them a Decca contract for fifty titles. They launched a successful recording career p… read more

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1 Play track Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 Weed Smoker's Dream
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2 Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938 Root Hog or Die
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3 Play track White Mink: Black Cotton When the Sun Goes Down in Harlem
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4 Play track Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 Let's Get Drunk and Truck
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5 Harlem Hamfats Vol. 2 1936-1937 Hallelujah Joe Ain't Preachin' No More
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6 Harlem Hamfats Vol. 2 1936-1937 Let Your Linen Hang Low
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7 The Ultimate 30's & 40's Reefer Songs Weed Smokers' Dream
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8 Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 She's Gone Again
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9 Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936 What You Gonna Do?
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10 The Best Of Howlin' Wolf 1951-1958 Oh! Red
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Albums

  1. 1,929 listeners

    1994 · 24 tracks

    Harlem Hamfats Vol. 1 1936
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  2. 941 listeners

    1994 · 23 tracks

    Harlem Hamfats Vol. 4 1938-1939
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  3. 792 listeners

    1994 · 24 tracks

    Harlem Hamfats Vol. 2 1936-1937
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  4. 626 listeners

    1994 · 23 tracks

    Harlem Hamfats Vol. 3 1937-1938
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