Cats & The Fiddle That'S On Jack Thats On: Selected Singles 1939-50 CD

The Cats and the Fiddle were one of the many African American vocal groups who sprang to fame following the breakthrough of The Ink Spots and The Mills Brothers during the 1930s. Their signature hit, "I Miss You So" is considered to be a classic of the genre and must have sold considerable numbers to have been covered & revived so many times over the years. The group were different to many of the same period especially on their up-tempo material which was almost frenetic by comparison. Their harmonies were incredibly tight and their overall sound signalled what was to come when doo wop arrived in the early 1950s. They were also adept at blues based material and their version of "I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water" holds it's own with any of the later bluesier versions as does "I'm Gonna Pull My Hair". If there was ever an outfit that could be said to epitomize the genre loosely known as jump and jive this is the one. Hip and then some!

1. Nuts to You 2. Killin' Jive 3. Gangbusters 4. Please Don't Leave Me Now 5. Killer Diller Man from the South 6. Thursday Evening Swing 7. We Cats Will Swing for You 8. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water 9. Chant of the Rain 10. Till the Day I Die 11. I Miss You So 12. Public Jitterbug No. 1 13. When I Grow Too Old to Dream 14. Left with the Thought of You 15. Gone 16. Mr. Rhythm Man 17. That's on, Jack, That's on 18. Just a Roamer 19. Hep Cats' Holiday 20. You're So Fine 21. Pig's Idea 22. Hushabye Love 23. Swing the Scales 24. I'll Always Love You Just the Same 25. One Is Never Too Old to Swing 26. If I Dream of You 27. I'm Gonna Pull My Hair (And Let My Wig Fall Down) 28. My Darling 29. I'm Singing (So Help Me) 30. Til I Met You 31. Crawlin' Blues 32. I Don't Want to Set the World on Fire 33. Blue Skies 34. Lawdy, Clawdy 35. Sighing and Crying 36. Another Day 37. Stomp, Stomp 38. Part of Me 39. Life's Too Short 40. My Sugar's Sweet to Me 41. Romance Without Finance 42. Please Don't Leave Me Now 43. Shorty's Got to Go 44. That's My Desire 45. When Elephants Roost in Bamboo Trees 46. Where Are You 47. Darling Can't We Make a Date 48. I'm Afraid of You 49. That's What I Thought You Said 50. I'll Never, Never Let You Go 51. Start Talking, Baby 52. Wine Drinker 53. Lover Boy