Saturday, March 11, 2023

Hambone Kelly's -- March 11, 2023

San Francisco Examiner, 14-March-1948

Trumpet player Lu Watters led the traditional jazz revival in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Yerba Buena Jazz Band started in 1940 with Watters, trumpet player Bob Scobey, trombonist Turk Murphy and banjo player and singer Clancy Hayes. They played at the Dawn Club in San Francisco until it went out of business in 1947. Watters and other members of the band opened Hambone Kelly's in Emeryville. 75 years ago this month, you could have a "Complete Family Style Dinner" and entertainment for one dollar. Hambone Kelly's went out of business in 1950. 




Sweet Georgia Brown - Lu Watters'Yerba Buena Jazz Band -Hambone Kelly's 1950, vocal by Clancy Hayes.



Doctor Jazz - Lu Watters live 1950; Helm, Noakes, Rose, Hayes (vocal), Patton, Lammi, Dart.

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