Cornbread Harris
Hook And Ladder Theater
Minneapolis, MN
Dec. 18th, 2025

This is a "Midwest Sounds" recording (MWS401)

Lineage: LyxPro SDPC-2 mics > Zoom H4Essential (32-Bit Float)

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https://cornbreadharris.bandcamp.com/


Set 1

1. Intro
2. Blue Blue Blue
3. Deeper Blues
4. Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) (Trad.)
5. When I Been Drinking (Big Bill Broonzy cover)
6. Merry Christmas, Baby (Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers cover)
7. Candy Man
8. Blue Christmas (Doye O’Dell cover)
9. Intermission Riff


Set 2

1. ?
2. What Child Is This? (William Chatterton Dix cover)
3. ?
4. The Little Drummer Boy (The Trapp Family Singers cover)
5. Night Train (Jimmy Forrest cover)
6. Please Come Home for Christmas (Charles Brown cover)
7. Pennies From Heaven (Eddy Duchin & His Orchestra cover)
8. Jingle Bells (James Lord Pierpont cover)
9. Twas the Night Before Christmas (Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians cover)
10. ?


Cornbread Harris- Vocals, Piano
Steve Clark- Saxophone, Flute
Benjamin Link- Trombone
Maurice Jacox- Saxophone, Vocals
Doug Hill- Drums
Scott Soule- Bass, Vocals
Jon Pederson- Guitar
Nathan Berry- Trombone, Cornet
Sam Brooks- Saxophone
Bobby Jay- Trumpet


The Hook and Ladder Theater is proud to again host this very special, intimate Holiday Blues Show with the one and only Cornbread Harris and Friends on Thursday, December 18th at The Hook and Ladder Theater.

James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris, Sr. (born April 23, 1927) is an American musician and Twin Cities legend. The Cornbread, as he often refers to himself, has been playing blues, boogie-woogie and rock n roll piano for Twin Cities audiences for decades…roughly 7 of them now. Yes, Cornbread opened for The King (Elvis). Yes, a young Cornbread appeared on MN’s first recorded rock & roll record (with Augie Garcia). Yes, Cornbread has been the recipient of numerous prestigious (Blues Hall of Fame, Sally Award, etc.) recognitions. Yes, Cornbread is Jimmy Jam’s dad.

But, the fact that Cornbread still holds down weekly and monthly gigs across the Twin Cities at restaurants like The Loring Pasta Bar and Hells Kitchen, as well as playing local music venues, weddings, churches, old folks homes and private events as often as he can, is what might just make him the most special artist in our artist-rich community.


Pictures from the show: mwspictures.org/index?/category/440-cornbread_harris_12_18_25

http://www.midwestsoundsrecordings.com/

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Tapers notes: None.

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

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