Cornbread Harris
Hook And Ladder Theater
Minneapolis, MN
May 1st, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS358)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float) > SD Card > Reaper (EQ, Normalizing) > Track splits using CD Wave Editor > Compressed to FLAC Level 8 with dBpoweramp > Tagged with MP3 Tag

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https://cornbreadharris.bandcamp.com/


"Cornbread’s 98th B-Day Party Extravaganza"


Set 1

1. Intro
2. Blue Blue Blue
3. Night Train (Jimmy Forrest cover)
4. Pennies From Heaven (Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra cover) (w/ Jazzy Cheryl Wilson on vocals)
5. ?
6. ?


Set 2 (w/ James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III on keyboard)

1. Intro
2. ?
3. Deeper Blues
4. ?
5. Fine and Mellow (Billie Holiday cover) (w/ Charmin Michelle on vocals)
6. Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra cover) > Happy Birthday to You (Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover)
7. ?
8. Don't Let the Green Grass Fool You (Wilson Pickett cover)
9. Candy Man
10. Put the World (Back Together)
11. Country Boy Blues (Lil Green cover)
12. ?
13. ?
14. Happy Birthday to You (Mildred J. Hill & Patty Hill cover)


Cornbread Harris- Vocals, Piano
Steve Clark- Saxophone
Glenn Graham- Saxophone
Sam Brooks- Saxophone
Nathan Berry- Trombone
Benjamin Link- Trombone
Jason Marks- Trumpet
?- Guitar
?- Drums
Scott Soule- Bass
James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III- Keyboard (Set 2)


The Hook & Ladder Theater is very proud to present a very special event celebrating the 98 year-old birthday of legendary twin-city performer, James Samuel ‘Cornbread’ Harris Sr., his band of Friends and some very special guests!


Pictures from the show: mwspictures.org/index?/category/394-cornbread_harris_5_1_25

http://www.midwestsoundsrecordings.com/

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Tapers notes: This was a fun night, I wasn't anticipating seeing Cornbread and his son on the stage together, so it was a pleasant surprise. As always, Cornbread puts on a great show, and doesn't seem to be slowing down at all as he nears 100 years old. Here's to hoping I'll be posting his 100th birthday part extravaganza in a couple years!

"Got a mind to ramble, got a mind to roam
I'm travelin' light and I'm slow coming home"

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