Band,
Pop and Jazz
A.k.a. Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders
Johnny Hamp's Kentucky Serenaders was a US jazz and dance band, active from the late 1910s through the 1920s. The group was known simply as The Serenaders until Johnny Hamp became the band leader. Johnny Hamp was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and should not be confused with British television producer Johnnie Hamp. According to some sources, 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 band leader or conductor, volunteered to lead them for the rest of the evening and they accepted. 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 O
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Mr. Ghost Goes To Town / The Goona Goo | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1937 | Album |
Never Should Have Told You / Trust In Me | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1937 | Album |
When Yuba Plays The Rumba On The Tuba / Whistle And Blow Your Blues Away | Rudy Vallee And His Connecticut Yankees / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1933 | Album |
I'm Just A Dancing Sweetheart / The Kiss That You've Forgotten (Is The Kiss I Can't Forget) | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1931 | Album |
Take It From Me / Ooh! Hoo! You-Hoo! | Leo Reisman And His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1931 | Album |
(With You On My Mind, I Find) I Can't Write The Words / I Can't Get Mississippi Off My Mind | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra, Bert Lown And His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra | 1931 | Album |
I "Wanna" Sing About You / Maybe It's The Moon | Bert Lown And His Hotel Biltmore Orchestra / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1931 | Album |
Rockin' Chair / All On Account Of Your Kisses | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1931 | Album |
On The Beach With You / Ooh! Hoo! You-Hoo! | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1931 | Album |
Maybe It's The Moon / I Was Only Teasing You | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | 1930 | Album |
On Treasure Island / Thanks A Million | Dick Messner And His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | Album | |
I’ve Got A Feelin’ You’re Foolin’ / From The Top Of Your Head (To The Tip Of Your Toes) | Archie Bleyer Orchestra / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | Album | |
Then The Moon Comes Over The Mountains / The Kiss That You've Forgotten | Leo Reisman And His Orchestra / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | Album | |
Love Is Good For Anything / Was It Rain | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | Album | |
My Little Buckaroo / Moonlight On The Prairie, Mary | Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | Album | |
Moonlight And Shadows / Smoke Dreams | Shep Fields And His Rippling Rhythm / Johnny Hamp And His Orchestra | Album |