The Harmonicats
A harmonica trio with Jerry Murad on lead, Al Fiore on chording, and Don Les on bass, the Harmonicats had a massive number one hit in 1947 with "Peg O' My Heart," and remained popular through the 1950s, even getting a Top 20 album (Cherry Pink and Apple Blossom White) as late as 1961. Applying their harmonica arrangements mostly to popular standards, their sound was unusual for that (or indeed any) era, achieving a full ensemble effect via instruments that are rarely used in tandem in popular music. Heard several decades later, their material undoubtedly has a dated novelty aspect -- they preferred sentimental tunes that can sound corny to later generations -- but can also sound fresh, due to the unusual instrumentation. The Harmonicats were still recording for Columbia in the late '60s and tried their hand at contemporary material like "Blowin' in the Wind" and "Get Off of My Cloud" on their 1966 LP What's New, Harmonicats?. The Harmonicats continued performing even after the Murad's death in 1996.
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Discographie
21 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Peg O' My Heart (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, February 26, 1950)
Pop - Paru chez SOFA - AV Catalog PS le 3 juil. 2021
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Peg-O-My-Heart (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 1, 1952)
Pop - Paru chez SOFA - AV Catalog PS le 20 sept. 2021
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Just at the Turn of the Tide
Dance - Paru chez turn of the tide le 28 avr. 2023
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Peg O' My Heart (Billboard Hot 100 - No. 01)
Musiques du monde - Paru chez Music Manager le 19 déc. 2018
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Vintage Dance Orchestras No. 245 - EP: Harmónicas And Cha-Cha-Cha
Amérique latine - Paru chez Vintage Music le 17 avr. 1959
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Little Brown Jug (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, June 1, 1952)
Pop - Paru chez SOFA - AV Catalog PS le 24 sept. 2021
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In the Land of Hi-fi
Pop - Paru chez Music Manager le 31 août 2020
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Nightingale
Pop - Paru chez oldies and hits for future le 18 mai 2019
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Peg O' My Heart
Blues - Paru chez Redwood Records le 25 mars 2014
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