Monday, January 08, 2007

Yahoo LAUNCHCAST song of the day


Artist:Clarence "Frogman" Henry

Song:Ain't Got No Home

Album:Ain't Got No Home





Clarence "Frogman" Henry is a New Orleans singer songwriter whose whole career was based on this 1956 novelty song. The whole concept of Ain't Got No Home came from Henry fooling around on the bandstand one night. The crowd reacted positively to him croaking and singing like a girl. Chess Records A & R man Paul Gayten got wind of it and hustled Henry into the studio to record. The Frogman name was given to him when a local DJ played the record. It was a huge hit and Henry had a couple more hits in the early 60s. He even opened for The Beatles in 1964. Henry hasn't recorded in years but he's still around. Katrina didn't kill him. This comp is definitive but you might want to get Ain't Got No Home on a various artists comp like the 2006 Bear Family CD Blowing The Fuse:31 R & B Classics That Rocked The Jukebox in 1957. He also appeared on the Katrina benefit concert From The Big Apple To The Big Easy available on CD & DVD. Here's Clarence "Frogman" Henry performing Ain't Got No Home in 2004. He still sounds pretty good.

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