Band,
Blues and Jazz
Originally hailing from Pennsylvania, they were the featured act at The Piccadilly Lounge in Newark, NJ, in the early 1940's, hence the name. Bonnie was teamed up with The Buddy Banks Trio, which consisted of Clem Moorman (piano), Ernie Ransom (guitar), and Henry Padgett (bass), eventually changed their name to that of the Lounge that featured them. The Piccadilly Pipers' first recording date was in NYC in 1942 for Savoy, with this unit, producing Savoy 5525..."So Long". By 1945, Ed "Skeets" McKaine had replaced Padget on bass. Shelley Manne (drums) was also used on their later session on 12/10/45, which produced: Savoy 5517, "Upstairs"/"Forget It You're Still In Love", and "Let Me Play With Your Poodle". Original Line-up: Bonnie Davis (lead vocals), Henry "Pat" Padgett (bass), Ernie Ransom (guitar), Clem Moorman (piano) Final Line-up: Ernie Ransom (guitar), Ed "Skeets" McKaine (bass), Clem Moorman (piano), Bonnie Davis (lead vocals) Shelley Manne (drums) .
Bonnie Davis voc 1920-1976 US | |
Doc Starkes b | |
Clem Moorman voc, p 1916-2017 US |
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Mr. Butterball | The Piccadilly Pipers | 1956 | Single |
How Could You / Since You're Gone | Bonnie Davis And The Piccadilly Pipers | 1954 | Single |
I Like It / One Little Raindrop | Bonnie Davis And The Piccadilly Pipers | 1952 | Single |
Let Me Play With Your Poodle / So Long | The Piccadilly Pipers With Bonnie Davis | 1946 | Album |
Upstairs / Forget It You're Still In Love | The Piccadilly Pipers | 1945 | Album |
Shoo Shoo Baby / You're Not Doin' Your Home Work (Like You Used To Do) | Bonnie Davis With The Piccadilly Pipers | 1944 | Album |
Don't Stop Now / He Knows How To Knock Me Out | Bonnie Davis With The The Piccadilly Pipers | 1944 | Album |