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"Saturday Night Fish Fry" is a jump blues song written by Louis Jordan and Ellis Lawrence Walsh, [2] best known through the version recorded by Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five. [3] The recording is considered to be one of the "excellent and commercially successful" examples of the jump blues genre.
Finally, beginning in October, Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five topped the juke box chart for 10 weeks and the best sellers listing for 11 weeks with "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (Parts I & II). The final number one of the year on both charts was "For You My Love" by Larry Darnell. The song gave Darnell, who had only been signed by a record label ...
Jordan's raucous recordings were notable for using contemporary narratives. This is perhaps best exemplified on "Saturday Night Fish Fry", a two-part 1950 hit that was split across both sides of a 78-rpm record. It was one of the first popular songs to use the word "rocking" in the chorus and to feature a distorted electric guitar. [13]
In the issue of Billboard dated January 7, 1950, Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five topped both charts with "Saturday Night Fish Fry" (Parts I & II), which had experienced lengthy runs atop both listings in the last quarter of 1949 and added a single week to each tally in the new year before being displaced from the top spot of both charts by ...
It's true: December 2017 will mark 40 years since "Saturday Night Fever" first premiered. And while the tabloids still love John Travolta, we haven't seen quite as much of Karen Lynn Gorney!
Entertainment Weekly wrote that the album focuses on "tight songs, concise, ... "Saturday Night Fish Fry" 5:29: 6. "Had a Bad Night" 4:43: 7. "Are You Lonely for Me Baby"
Chappell Roan went from the “Pink Pony Club” to the country club on “Saturday Night Live,” surprising fans by going country in both look and sound for her second number of the show, the ...
Family-owned and -operated Austin Lake RV Park and Cabins is situated on a huge manmade lake with plenty of open space for hiking, biking, and relaxing. Water sports and swimming are a favorite ...