Jim Dandy (song)

"Jim Dandy"
Single by LaVern Baker
from the album LaVern Baker
B-side"Tra La La"
Released1956
RecordedDecember 1955
GenreRhythm and blues
Length2:26
LabelAtlantic
Songwriter(s)Lincoln Chase
LaVern Baker singles chronology
"I Can't Love You Enough"
(1956) 		"Jim Dandy"
(1956) 		"Tra La La"
(1956)

"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker on December 21, 1955.[1] It reached the top of the R&B chart[2] and #17 on the pop charts in the United States. It was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked #352 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[3]

The tenor saxophone solo is by Sam "The Man" Taylor[4] The drummer on the session was veteran Panama Francis.[5] The backing vocals are provided by Atlantic's in-house backing group at the time, the Cues (credited as the Gliders), consisting of first tenor Abel DeCosta, second tenor Ollie Jones (formerly of the Ravens), bass Edward Barnes, and baritone Winfield Scott.[6]

  1. ^ LaVern Baker - Real Gone Gal, 1984, retrieved 2022-05-02
  2. ^ Goldberg, Marv. "Lavern Baker". Uncamarvy.com. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
  3. ^ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Rolling Stone, 2004-12-09, archived from the original on 2008-06-21, retrieved 2010-09-09
  4. ^ John Laughter (31 July 2015). "Top 40 Saxophone Solos". Cafe Saxophone. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  5. ^ John H. Beck (2013-11-26). Encyclopedia of Percussion. Routledge. p. 330. ISBN 9781317747680. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  6. ^ "Marv Goldberg's R&B Notebooks - CUES". www.uncamarvy.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2022.