[Dixielandjazz] Doin' theHambone

[Larry Walton Entertainment - St. Louis]

Wasn't Hambone one of the standard characters in Minstrel shows?  I remember 
seeing them when I was a kid and some of the characters had names like Mr. 
Interlocutor (Sp?)
Larry
St. Louis
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Richoux" <tubaman at tubatoast.com>
To: "Larry Walton" <larrys.bands at charter.net>
Cc: "Dixieland Jazz Mailing List" <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Friday, April 27, 2007 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Doin' theHambone


> Interesting topic!
>
> Some people say it is related to the juba dance:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hambone
>
> But I have seen several pretty good Hambone players - even the guy  who 
> ALWAYS got a guest solo when he showed up at Bay Area jazz gigs  (sorry, 
> cannot remember his name but I think he was still alive as  recently as 
> the early 1990s ) that have little to do with the dance  aspect. This is 
> more from the Minstrel Show aspect of Hambone  playing, I think.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minstrel_show
>
> Anyway, they are played much like the Spoons, they are flattened  sticks 
> of bone played by slapping them and clicking them together on  the thigh 
> (or just about any other part of the body you can reach.  Usually they are 
> held together in one hand so each "bone" can rattle  and make noise.
>
> If you don't have bones you can just use your cupped hands, slapping  on 
> the chest (like Bobby McFerrin does) or thighs. It is a pretty  open ended 
> thing, like scat singing, mouth popping and skull drumming...
>
> http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3808990741546089830&q=playing 
> +hambone
>
> Dave Richoux
>
> On Apr 26, 2007, at 6:11 PM, Bob Romans wrote:
>
>> Does ANYONE out there in OKOM land know how to HAMBONE?
>> Warm regards,
>> Bob Romans,
>> 1617 Lakeshore Dr.,
>> Lodi, Calif. 95242
>> Ph 209-747-1148
>> www.cellblockseven2002.net
>>
>
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