The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #38033 Message #533090
Posted By: GUEST,Roger the skiffler
22-Aug-01 - 06:20 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Flamin' Mamie
Subject: Flamin' Mamie
I said in my thread yesterday: "On Saturday I was sitting in the pouring rain in my waterproofs at Basildon Park listening to the West Jesmond Rhythm Kings ( a proper jazz band- souzaphone, drummer doubling washboard, reeds player doubling second banjo!) who specialise in Clarence Williams and neglected 20s numbers. One number they did which, I think was called Red Hot Rita, was obviously an attempt to cash in on the success of Hard Hearted Hannah. It isn't on any of my Clarence Williams or WJRK records and Google came up empty for once. Anyone know this obscure classic?" BUT it's Flamin;' Mamie NOT Red hot Rita (my CRS is getting worse!). It begins:"She's Flamin' Mamie a sure fire vamp, the hottest baby in town. When it comes to lovin' she's a human oven, she really burns them down
"Of all those damper turnin' mamas not one compares -- She carries fire insurance on every thing she wears!" ... "She's the hottest thing since the Chicago fire" ... "She ate a box of matches at the age of nine" ... So.. does anyone know the rest? RtS (Nurse, the screens!)