Hot Town
''Hot Town'' is a song both composed and recorded by Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra.Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra
@ RedHotJazz.com It was first recorded on 17 April 1929 in and released on both the Victor and Bluebird labels. It was the best selling record for

Fess Williams And His Royal Flush Orchestra
Fess Williams and his Royal Flush Orchestra was the main band of clarinetist Fess Williams from 1926–1930 Brief history In 1926 Williams formed the Royal Flush Orchestra. The popular hot jazz outfit held residency at Harlem's Savoy Ballroom for most of its life and recorded on the Victor, Vocalion, Gennett, Okeh, Brunswick, Champion, and Harmony labels. Williams, Frank Marvin, and Perry Smith supplied vocals. The flamboyant Williams typically performed wearing a white suit and top hat. In 1928 Williams traveled to Chicago where he temporarily fronted Dave Peyton's band at the Regal Theatre. Calling the group Fess Williams and His Joy Boys Fess Williams and His Joy Boys was a band of clarinetist Fess Williams during 1928. Brief history During 1928 Williams took a short break from leading the Royal Flush Orchestra to front Dave Peyton's band in Chicago at the Regal Theatre under t ..., he recorded two sides with them for Vocalion. The Royal Flush Orchestra continue ...
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Fess Williams
Fess Williams (born Stanley R. Williams; April 10, 1894 – December 17, 1975) was an American jazz musician.''Biography Index, A Cumulative Index to Biographical Material in Books and Magazines, Volume 10: September 1973 — August 1976'', New York: H.W. Wilson Company, 1977 Early life As a child Williams played several instruments. He received his formal education from N. Clark-Smith at Tuskegee University. By his late teens he had settled on clarinet, and soon afterwards formed the first of many bands he was to lead over the coming years. Career From 1919 to 1923, he led his own band before moving to Chicago, Illinois, and joining Ollie Powers. In 1923, he formed a new group in order to back the variety act Dave and Tressie and traveled to New York with them in 1924. There he led a trio in Albany, New York, as well as a band that played at the Rosemont Ballroom. In 1926, Williams formed the Royal Flush Orchestra. The popular hot jazz outfit held residency at Harlem's ...
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