Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra
Claude Hopkins & His Orchestra
Top Songs
| 1 | Look Who's Here! | ||
| 2 | Yankee Doodle Never Went to Town [Rerecording] | ||
| 3 | In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree [Rerecording] | ||
| 4 | That's a Plenty [Rerecording] | ||
| 5 | (I'd Do) Anything for You [Rerecording] |
Albums
Dec 2016 • 21 songs
Aug 2015 • 25 songs
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Biography
A talented stride pianist, Claude Hopkins never became as famous as he deserved. He was a bandleader early on, and toured Europe in the mid-'20s as the musical director for Josephine Baker. Hopkins returned to the U.S. in 1926, led his own groups, and in 1930 took over Charlie Skeete's band. Between 1932-1935, he recorded steadily with his big band (all of the music has been reissued on three Classics CDs), which featured Jimmy Mundy arrangements and such fine soloists as trumpeter/vocalist Ovie Alston, trombonist Fernando Arbello, a young Edmond Hall on clarinet, and baritone...