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baggish

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baggish @ 2009-06-18 11:14:11 UTC

Written by Avery Parrish as an instrumental, first recorded by Erskine Hawkins in 1940 on Bluebird, with Parrish on piano.


Later, some words were written by Robert Bruce and Buddy Feyne. Some sources suggest Bruce and Feyne are actually the same person, while others suggest that Feyne used the pseudonym Robert B. Wright.


Many sources suggest the words were written in 1940, but if I understand correctly, http://www.buddyfeyne.com/fsong.html is claiming they were written in 1963. My feeling at the moment is that 1963 is more likely to be correct.


So, my questions are

1. Does anyone know or have a suggestion as to who recorded the first version with these words?

2. Does anyone know anything about the Bruce/Feyne/Wright conundrum?


http://www.originals.be/eng/main.cfm?c=t_upd_show&id=29


AFTER HOURS - 30/06/2005

(Avery Parrish)


o: Erskine Hawkins (1940) - RCA

> "The Negro National Anthem". With composer Avery Parrish on piano.


c: Pee Wee Crayton (1948) as Blues After Hours n°1 R&B, with elements of T-Bone Walker's T-Bone Blues in both intro and outro; Pee Wee was Modern's answer to T-Bone, Bill Doggett (1956) , Jimmy Nolen (1956) , Jimmy Smith (1957) , Dizzy Gillespie (1957) , Milt Buckner (1960) , Richard 'Groove' Holmes (1962) on lp After Hours, Willis 'Gatortail' Jackson (1963) , Jimmy McGriff (1963) , Muddy Waters (1969) , Woody Herman (1972) , Roy Buchanan (1972) , Danny & The Fat Boys (1975) with Danny Gatton, Nighthawks (1979) , DeLuxe Blues Band (1981) , Johnny Johnson (1990) , Swing Out Sister (1990s) , David Maxwell (1997) , Ike Turner (2006) ,


As far as I can tell, all versions listed here up to and including Jimmy McGriff are instrumental. Then there is an annoying gap in the chronology at exactly the key moment...


Thanks!

Last edit: 2009-06-18 11:19:18 UTC by baggish

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