[Dixielandjazz] Here Comes Your Pappy

[Charles Suhor]

If memory serves me, there was a later recording, maybe on Capitol, 
around 1950 by a recording band labeled the Bobcats, probably with 
Nappy singing and maybe John Best on trumpet and some B'cat alumni in 
the lineup. It was on the flip side of "Come Back, Sweet Papa." This 
doesn't answer your question about its origin, but it is another 
performance and likely a different arrangement or head arrangement. A 
couple of other, old Bobcat pieces that might be Nappy's that my 
brother's teenage band used to play in N.O.--"Don't Call Me Boy" and 
the hilarious and oh so true "You're Bound to Look Like a Monkey When 
You Grow Old."

Hittin' on 70,

Charlie Suhor


On Feb 11, 2005, at 9:40 AM, Edmetzsr at aol.com wrote:

> Listmates, I'm working on an arrangement of "Here Comes Your Pappy 
> With The
> Wrong Kind Of Load" for the Bob Cats. The tune was sung by Nappy 
> Lamare and
> was  recorded in 1935 when the Crosby band was being formed and 
> working under
> the  name "Clark Randall and his Orchestra" (AKA the Gil Rodin 
> Orchestra). Nappy
>  later performed the number at the occasion of the Joe Sullivan Benefit
> Concert  in Chicago, and probably a lot more in the early days of the 
> band. I know
> of no  other performances.
>
> Our reason for reviving the tune, which I'm hoping I can convince Bob 
> Leary
> to learn (he does several other Nappy tunes with us), is that 2005 is  
> Nappy's
> Centennial year. We'll be paying tribute at our appearances throughout 
>  the
> country for the next 11 months.
>
> My question to you students of repertoire: What is the origin of the 
> tune?
> With a gospel choir-like refrain at the end of each stanza, it sounds 
> like it
> may have been adapted from Minstrel show material. The composer credits
> provided  by Halcyon indicate that the tune was written by Hamilton, 
> Tobias &
> Lamare.
>
> Anyway, the chart will be ready in a week. Any insight as to the tune's
> background will be much appreciated with proper citation given at live
> performances.
>
> Thanks, Ed Metz for the Bob Cats
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