Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders - That's Why I Love You, 1926
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Channel: 240252 · 2010 · Music
Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders (with vocal chorus) - That's Why I Love You (W.Donaldson /P.Ash), Victor 1926 NOTE: Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders was an American dance band, active from the late 1910s through the 1920s. Johnny Hamp was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He became the leader by chance when the band was performing at the Hershey Ballroom in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The band leader at the time had an argument with the players and walked out. Hamp, with no experience as a conductor, volunteered to lead them for the rest of the evening. After the performance, the band asked him to stay on as leader. The "Kentucky" in the name appears to be related to the band's use of "My Old Kentucky Home" as a theme song. The group toured in the eastern United States and toured England in 1930. It made most of its recordings in New York City on the Victor label. Their biggest hit was "Black Bottom" recorded in 1926, which led to a post-charleston international dance craze.
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