Russell Evans and the Nite Hawks – Send Me Some Cornbread
Send Me Some Cornbread!
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Greetings all.
The middle of the week is upon us and since it’s sunny and hot outside I thought I’d toss something greasy on the grill.
I first heard ‘Send Me Some Cornbread’ a while back when one of my many DJ friends posted a Youtube clip online.
It was another one of those “where has this record been and where can I get me one” things and though it took me a couple of months to put my mitts on a copy that was both playable and cheap, I finally did, so here it is.
There’s just this one thing…that being, no matter how hard I try, I cannot unearth a speck of info on this record, other than when it was released.
Interestingly, the sole 45 by Russell Evans and the Nite Hawks was released both in the US (the Atco copy you see here) and in the UK on Atlantic in the summer of 1966.
‘Send Me Some Cornbread’ is a soulful good time, with some fantastic gut bucket guitar, organ and a slightly wild chorus chanting the word ‘cornbread’ over and over again (much to my delight, I might add).
The flip, ‘The Bold’ is a tasty organ instro that will soon appear in an upcoming mix.
There are plenty of listing on the interwebs for this record, but little else to explain how someone capable of making such a groovy record could fade so deeply into the void.
I can’t find any trace of this record in Atlantic Records sessionographies,which suggests to me that it was picked up whole and issued by Atlantic/Atco from another source, but that’s just an educated guess.
The lyrics mention New York City, but that could signify nothing at all. If anyone has any info on Mr Evans and/or his Nite Hawks, please let me know.
That all said, ‘Send Me Some Cornbread’ is the kind of record that I absolutely live for, and I only wish there were more.
I hope you dig it as much as I do, and I’ll see you on Friday.
Keep the faith
Larry
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Themocracy
Must have seen this about the same time as you Larry.Likewise their is one nestling in my record box now.Fantastic!!!!
I’d wager that we both saw it posted in the same place! Great 45. Did you get an ATCO or Atlantic? Manship has the Atlantic at 50UKP!
Good Lord, there must have been at least one band called the Nite Hawks [or Night Hawks] in every town in the U.S.
What little I found online points to Cleveland [perhaps you saw the same info?]. Guitarist Russell Evans played in the area a good bit. I believe he’s mostly known for his work with the O’Jays.
Of course, there’s no telling if it’s the same person who cut this record.
Ana
I saw the references to the guitarist. I wonder if that’s our man?
Atco Larry.$15.00 inc postage.
I still (I think) have a copy of this on the English (red copy) of Atlantic records. I was looking it up on Google for the same reason – i.e., I can’t find out anything about it. Blistering godd jazzy R&B record though