Harris,Phil Many Sides Of Phil Harris 1931-52 CD

Phil Harris was a singer, drummer, bandleader, songwriter, comedian, actor and broadcaster, who combined those disciplines in a long and successful career which encompassed making hit records with a novelty twist and becoming a voice artist in movies, most famously as Baloo in the 1967 film "The Jungle Book". He started his recording career as drummer and co-leader of a hotel orchestra in San Francisco and over the years developed a signature style of comedy on record using the narrative "talking blues" style, positioning himself as an archetypal southerner, with his signature composition being "That's What I Like About The South". He reached a career peak as a recording artist with the humorous novelty US No. 1 with "The Thing" in 1950. This excellent value 52-track 2-CD set comprises selected A & B sides from his releases on the Victor, Columbia, Decca, Vocalion, Varsity, ARA, Hit & RCA-Victor labels from this era, including early titles by the Lofner Harris St. Francis Orchestra and Phil Harris Cocoanut Grove Orchestra. It features all his career chart entries, including the 1950 No. 1 "The Thing", the No. 2 "One-Zy Two-Zy", and the Top 10 hits "What Have We Got To Lose?", "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette)", "The Old Master Painter" and "Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy", plus his Top 20 hit with The Bell Sisters "Hambone". He was a multi-faceted artist, and this collection provides a highly entertaining selection of his work on record that showcases his unique style of music and comedy.

1. River, Stay 'Way from My Door 2. (Hi-Ho Lack-A-Day) What Have We Got to Lose 3. How's About It? 4. I'd Love to Take Orders from You 5. I'd Rather Listen to Your Eyes 6. Now You've Got Me Doing It 7. You Can Tell She Comes from Dixie 8. Nobody 9. Darktown Strutter's Ball 10. Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea 11. The Groove Song (That's What I Like About the South) 12. I Wanna Be a Brat 13. Dixie (What's the Matter with Dixie) 14. I'm Whistlin' and Whittlin' (And Watchin' the World Go By) 15. Brazen Little Raisin 16. Darktown Poker Club 17. One-Zy Two-Zy 18. Some Little Bug 19. Woodman, Spare That Tree 20. My Kind of Country 21. Buds Won't Bud 22. That's What I Like About the South 23. The Preacher and the Bear 24. It's a Good Day 25. The Possum Song 26. Necessity 27. If You're Ever Down in Texas, Look Me Up 28. (I've Been So Wrong for So Long, But) I'm So Right Tonight 29. Smoke, Smoke, Smoke (That Cigarette) 30. Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas 31. Now You've Gone and Hurt My Southern Pride 32. Loaded Pistols, Loaded Dice 33. Old Time Religion 34. Look Out Stranger, I'm a Texas Ranger 35. 44 Sycamore 36. Ain't Nobody Here But Us Chickens 37. Minnie the Mermaid (A Love Song in Fish Time) 38. He's His Own Grandpa (I'm My Own Grandpa) 39. Never Trust a Woman 40. Deck of Cards 41. Shadrach 42. Row, Row, Row 43. Old Master Painter 44. St. James Infirmary 45. Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy 46. Play a Simple Melody 47. Goofus 48. The Thing 49. Southern Fried Boogie 50. The Musicians 51. Hambone 52. Potato Chips