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Cotton Club Tramp Band

Definition of a tramp band
A tramp band is a pick-up band and style of music that uses makeshift items as instruments. The term became active in the mid 1880s in the United States. Instrumentation includes tin cans, pots, pans, washboards, kazoos, spoons, gourds, and other makeshift instruments. The term has a similar meaning to that of a jug band or spasm band. The first professional use of a tramp band occurred in Chicago in 1932 — and achieved fame at the Cotton Club in 1936.

Selected tramp bands

 * Naga Saki Tramp Band, Queens, New York (1938)
 * Cotton Club Tramp Band, New York (1936-1938)
 * Octet of kazoo and washboard musicians


 * "Sausage" and His Tramp Band
 * (aka Lucius Doc Sausage Tyson and His Five Pork Chops), which, in December 9, 1937, introduced a new dance step at Smalls Paradise called the "Buzz" (Lucius Tyson; born 7 March 1911 Brunswick, Georgia – died around 1958)
 * At the time of his death, he had property on Roosevelt Street and at the corner of Poplar & McLean Streets, both in Hazleton, Pennsylvania
 * In 1938, members included Jimmy Harris and Robert White (born 1918)
 * Other members: Jimmy Butts and Gerry “The Wig” Wiggins
 * They recorded 2 singles for Decca Records in 1940, four more in 1950 for Regal (including a Top 10 R&B single with Rag Mop) and then were never heard from again


 * Tramp Band from Chicago, July 25, 1936
 * Ranging in age from 20 to 25, Nick (Nicodemus) Aldrich, Lester (Pinky) Johnson, the comical maestro Richard (Bones) Clay, Floyd (Butterball) McDaniel, Fred (Foots) Winn, Charles (Pocket) Hawkins, Jack (Killer) Johnson, and Alvis (Jasper, the Lover) Cowens, who served as manager

Selected discography
Doctor Sausage and His Five Port Chops

Luke Jones / Doctor Sausage: The Complete Recordings 1940-1949

Recorded March 19, 1940, New York City

Released 1996 CD

Blue Moon Records, Barcelona, (Sp)BMCD6012

67346 (matrix): "Cuckoo Cuckoo Chicken Rhythm" (ensemble, vocalists), De 7776

67347 (matrix): "Wham" ("Re-Bop-Boom-Bam") (ensemble, vocalists), De 7736

67348 (matrix): "Birthday Party" (ensemble, vocalists), De 7776

67349 (matrix): "Doctor Sausage Blues" (Tyson, vocalist), De 7736



Doctor Sausage and His Five Pork Chops

"Poor Man's Blues"

1122 (matrix): 3283 (78 rpm)



Doc Sausage and his Mad Lads

Recorded 1950

Earl Johnson (tenor sax), Charles Harris (piano), Charlie Jackson (guitar), and Jimmy Butts (bass)

Regal 3251

Side A: 1141 (matrix): "Rag Mop" (© 1950)

By Johnnie Lee Wills & Deacon Anderson (1925–2011) (w&m)

Side B: 1142 (matrix): "You Got Me Cryin'" (© 1950)

By Howard Biggs & Fred Madison (1917–2000) (w&m)



Doc Sausage

Regal 3283

R1119 (matrix): "Doormat Blues"



Doctor Sausage and his Five Pork Chops

"Sausage Rock" (© 1950)

By Lucius Tyson (w&m)

Recorded February 1, 1950, Linden, New Jersey

Earl Johnson (tenor sax), Charles Harris (piano), Charlie Jackson (guitar), Doc Sausage (drums)

Delmark DL438, DD438 (CD)

Blue Moon Records, Barcelona, (Sp)BMCD6004 (CD)

Doctor Sausage and his Mad Lads

Recorded January 2, 1950, New Jersey

"Sausage Rock" (© 1950)

By Lucius Tyson (w&m)

Released in compilations:

The complete recordings 1940–1953 Released 1995

Blue Moon Records

The Swing Session

Jewel Records, San Rafael, California

The Big Horn: The History of the Honkin' & Screamin' Saxophone

Released 1981, 1992, 2003

P-Vine Special, Tokyo

Delmark Records

Proper Records, Properbox 61 (P1341–P1344)

The Hoy Hoy Collection: Rock Before Elvis

Released 1993, 1993, 1995

Hoy Hoy Records Stash Records

