Iggy Makarevich

1946 HITS ARCHIVE: Hey Ba-Ba-Re-Bop – Lionel Hampton (vocal by Hamp & the band)

Hey! Ba-Ba-Re-Bop (Hamner-Hampton) by Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra, vocal by Lionel Hampton and the band (CD audio source)

This substantial hit for the Hampton band spent 16 weeks at #1 on Billboard’s R&B juke box chart, reaching #9 on the pop listings. Herbie Fields is featured on alto sax. See also the Tex Beneke version.

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THE 1946 HITS ARCHIVE – here in one place, a good-quality library of best-sellers and songs that made an impact, presented in the original-release versions (no remakes, alternate takes, or “re-processed stereo”)

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Oo!

I think those must have been pretty decent times to be alive.

Yeah.

Peace.