Sunday, October 21, 2012

October 21, 1949: Louis Jordan’s “Saturday Night Fish Fry” is #1 on the R&B Chart, where it remains for THREE MONTHS!!!




 "Saturday Night Fish Fry"
 was first recorded by Eddie Williams and His Brown Buddies, which featured the talk-singing vocals of Ellis Walsh...

 The act had recently had a number 2 R&B hit with the song "Broken Hearted", and "Saturday Night Fish Fry" was intended to be the band's follow-up…




However, the acetate for the Williams band version found its way to Louis Jordan's agent...

As Williams later recalled,
 "They got theirs out there first."

   




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