AN EXCELLENT COPY OF THIS MEGA-RARE R&B AND ROCK AND ROLL 78 FROM WOODY HERMAN AND THE NEW THIRD HERD ON  GOLD UK LONDON 

MESS AROUND 

b/w  CASTLE ROCK

The "Mess Around" is a song written by Ahmet Ertegun, co-founder and then-president of Atlantic Records, under the pseudonym of A. Nugetre. It was performed by Ray Charles, and was one of Charles's first hits.

Ertegun claimed his inspiration for writing the "Mess Around" was stride pianist Pete Johnson. Earlier versions of the tune's New Orleans boogie piano riff can be heard in songs from the early 1930s and 1940s, with perhaps the earliest example being Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport's "Cow Cow Blues" from 1928. Dr. John also spoke about the origin of this tune on his Dr John Teaches New Orleans Piano series of DVDs.

The song's lyrics urge listeners to dance ("everybody do the Mess Around"), along with a few other key phrases, notably "see that girl with the red dress on", harkening back to "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie", Pinetop Smith's early boogie-woogie classic.

Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987), known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various groups called "The Herd," Herman was one of the most popular of the 1930s and '40s bandleaders. His bands often played music that was experimental for their time.

Woody Herman's first band became known for its orchestrations of the blues and was sometimes billed as "The Band That Plays The Blues".

Herman's other bands include the Third Herd (1950–1956) and in the 1950s, the Third Herd went on a successful European tour. He was known for hiring the best young musicians and using their arrangements.

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UK GOLD LONDON HL 8084   10" 78rpm SHELLAC

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