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Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders
Band,
Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra
US jazz and dance band, active from the late 1910's through the 1920's. The group was known simply as The Serenaders until Johnny Hamp became the band leader. According to some sources, he became the leader by chance when the band was performing at the Hershey Ballroom in Hershey, Pennsylvania. The "Kentucky" in the name appears to be related to the band's use of "My Old Kentucky Home" as a theme song, rather than any connection to the U.S. state of Kentucky. The group toured in the eastern United States and toured England in 1930. In 1931, the group was renamed Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra. The group 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 dance fad.
Members
 | Johnny Hamp |
 | Ray Stillson |
Popular Tracks 
Black Bottom on Nipper's Greatest Hits: The 20's by Various Artists If I Had a Talking Picture of You on Black Bottom by Various Artists Sunnyside Up - From Paper Moon on Paper Moon by Various Artists Black Bottom on Jazz Age Chronicles Vol. 6: The Song Hits of 1926 by Various Artists Black Bottom on Black Bottom by Various Artists It All Belongs to Me (Zeigfeld Follies of 1927) on Show Tunes of the 1920's Vol. 2 by Various Artists I Can't Give You Anything But Love (from "Blackbirds of 1928") on Show Tunes of the 1920's Vol. 1 by Various Artists Someday You'll Say Okay - Charleston on Yes! We Have No Bananas : Original Charleston from the Roaring Twenties by Various Artists Black Bottom - DJ Wuthe am "Grammophon" on Crazy Rhythm - Charleston & Foxtrott for Dancers by Various Artists It All Belongs to Me on Jazz Age Chronicles Vol. 14: The Song Hits of 1927 by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Band Membership
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Luck / Singin' In The Bathtub | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / The High Hatters | 1930 | Album |
| Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me? / Betty | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra | 1929 | Album |
| Sunny Side Up / If I Had A Talking Picture Of You | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1929 | Album |
| My Mother's Eyes / Where Is The Song Of Songs For Me ? | Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1929 | Album |
| 'Round Evening / Withered Roses | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Jean Goldkette And His Orchestra | 1929 | Album |
| To-Morrow / Where In The World | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / B.F. Goodrich Silvertown Cord Orchestra | 1928 | Album |
| The Beggar / The Sunrise Will Bring Another Day For You | Nathaniel Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra / Victor Talking Machine Co. | 1928 | Album |
| C-o-n-s-t-a-n-t-i-n-o-p-l-e / Who Wouldn't Be Blue? | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Ted Weems And His Orchestra | 1928 | Album |
| Among My Souvenirs / What'll You Do | Roger Wolfe Kahn And His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1928 | Album |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Sweet Lorraine | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Johnny Johnson And His Statler Pennsylvanians | 1928 | Album |
| Ramona / The Sunrise | Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1928 | Album |
| If You Don't Love Me / Just A Night For Meditation | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra | 1928 | Album |
| Evening Star (Help Me Find My Man) / Japansy | Irving Aaronson And His Commanders / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1928 | Album |
| Pickin' Cotton / Blue Grass | George Olsen's Music / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1928 | Album |
| The Whisper Song / One O'Clock Baby | Art Landry's Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| Black Bottom / Sugar Foot Stomp | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Fred Hamm And His Orchestra | 1927 | Album |
| Someday You Will Say "O.K." / It All Belongs To Me | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| Dawning / I Fell Head Over Heels In Love | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| There's A Trick In Pickin' A Chick-Chick-Chicken / Gorgeous | Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| She's Got "It" / I'm Afraid You Sing That Song To Somebody Else | Ted Weems And His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| What Do We Do On A Dew-Dew-Dewy Day / Is It Possible? | Nat Shilkret And The Victor Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| One Sweet Letter From You / I Haven't Told Her She Hasn't Told Me | Charles Dornberger & His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1927 | Album |
| The Two Of Us / Beside A Garden Wall | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Art Landry's Orchestra | 1926 | Album |
| Honeybunch | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1926 | Album |
| Pretty Cinderella / Gone Again Gal | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1926 | Album |
| I Can't Get Over a Girl Like You (Loving a Boy Like Me) / Tenderly | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1926 | Album |
| New Moon / I'll Never Miss You Again | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1926 | Album |
| That's Why I Love You / Baby Face | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Jan Garber And His Orchestra | 1926 | Album |
| As Long As I Have You / Looking At The World Thru Rose Colored Glasses | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Fred Waring & The Pennsylvanians | 1926 | Album |
| Lucky Day / Black Bottom | George Olsen's Music / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1926 | Album |
| Roses Remind Me Of You / Just A Little Dance | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / George Olsen's Music | 1926 | Album |
| Turkish Towel / Monte Carlo Joys | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Gus C. Edwards And His Orchestra | 1926 | Album |
| Angry / Oh Say! Can I See You To-Night | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1925 | Album |
| So That's The Kind Of A Girl You Are / Speech | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / International Novelty Orchestra | 1925 | Album |
| Nobody But Fanny / When The Dear Old Summer Goes | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1925 | Album |
| The Promenade Walk / Cecilia | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | 1925 | Album |
| The Promenade Walk/Cecilia | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | Album | |
| Lucky Day / Black Bottom | George Olsen's Music / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | Album | |
| I Can't Give You Anything But Love / Dream House | Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders / Art Hickman's Orchestra | Album | |
| Bye, Bye, Blackbird / As Long As I Have You | George Olsen's Music / Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders | Album |
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