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Jordan's hit song popularized the expression "Nobody here but us chickens", but the phrase is older. [4] Its first known appearance was a joke published as a reader-submitted anecdote in Everybody's Magazine in 1908 regarding a chicken thief, formulated as, " 'Deed, sah, dey ain't nobody hyah 'ceptin' us chickens."
Jordan and the Tympany Five performed the song in the 1947 film Reet, Petite, and Gone, although the studio recording rather than a live performance is used in the soundtrack. The Blues Foundation added the song to its Hall of Fame in 2013 in the "Classic of Blues Recording — Singles or Album Tracks" category. [ 3 ]
You might be surprised by how many popular movie quotes you're remembering just a bit wrong. 'The Wizard of Oz' Though most people say 'Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore,' or 'Toto, I don't think
Al MacAfee – A parody of Joe Louis Clark, David Alan Grier plays a strict, yet clueless shop teacher with a bad hip. He is known for working as a Hall Monitor and using a bullhorn to yell at innocent students and teachers, while being oblivious to bad things going on around him, as well as the consistent rejection by a fellow female teacher (played by Kim Wayans), with whom he is infatuated.
"Ain't No City Like New Orleans" by Earl King "Ain't Nothin' Like It (Mad Mad Mardi Gras)" by AJ Loria "Alexis" by The James Gang "Algiers Bounce" by Bob Wallis Storyville Jazzmen "Algiers Stomp" by Mills Blue Rhythm Band "Algiers Strut" by Kid Thomas Valentine "Alive and Kickin'" by Fats Domino "All I Need" by Mat Kearney
Professionally, Parenteau pursued voice studies with Alex Kramer, with whom she later collaborated on multiple songs, including "Candy", "Ain't Nobody Here but Us Chickens" and "Far Away Places." [6] In 1934, while playing a showgirl in The Great Waltz on Broadway, Parenteau took the stage name Joan Whitney. [4]
Nelson was inspired to write the song during one of his trips from his home in Pasadena, Texas, to his work, singing at the Esquire Ballroom in Houston. Due to financial issues, Nelson sold the song to guitar instructor Paul Buskirk for $150. The recording of the song was rejected by Pappy Daily, owner of Nelson's label, D Records. Daily ...
"Five Guys Named Moe" is a song written by Jerry Bresler and Larry Wynn, performed by Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five, recorded in January 1942, and released on the Decca label (catalog no. 8653). The song peaked at No. 3 on Billboard ' s race record chart and stayed on the chart for 10 weeks.