House Jumpers - Living Every Minute

Size: 117.4 MB
Time: 50:01
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2020
Styles: Jump Blues, Blues Rockabilly
Art: Front

01. Sugar Dumplin' (3:48)
02. Jumpin' At Frank's (2:33)
03. Mystical BBQ (2:52)
04. Gonna Get Lit Up (3:22)
05. Every Minute Every Day (5:05)
06. Our Love Is Hungry (4:39)
07. Burnin' Flames Of Love (3:29)
08. Cheap Money (5:48)
09. Bacon Grease (4:19)
10. I Ain't Going There (3:22)
11. Mess, Mess, Mess (3:58)
12. Goin' Fishing (3:09)
13. Brios (3:31)

Personnel:
Ann Hunt - Vocals
Marvin Hunt - Guitar
Steve “Chikken Fingers” Montgomery - Upright and Electric Bass
Chris Millspaugh - Harmonica
Josh Conner - Drums

The House Jumpers deliver American roots music often referred to as “the blues.” The band’s albums, Sure Footed Baby, Foolin’ Around, and our latest, Living Every Minute, offer songs in jump, Chicago blues, Bo Diddley, early rock & roll, ballad, American roots, gospel and New Orleans genres. In our song, Protect the Root, we say, “Willie Dixon said it best, when he said this line: “If you like the fruit, you must protect the root.” We do our best on our recordings and at our live performances to honor the history of all these incredible styles.

Our influences include material originally recorded from about 1948 to 1960 by artists such as BB King, the Liggins Brothers, Camille Howard, T-Bone Walker, and Jimmy Reed, to name just a few. The House Jumpers cover those great artists and contribute original songs to this wonderful body of American music.

Although we have not performed since the outbreak of the pandemic, we hope to return to live gigs in the future. Until then, watch for our postings on this site and on Facebook. We hope to see you at a live gig soon!

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The House Jumpers - Foolin' Around

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 47:28
Size: 108.7 MB
Styles: Jump blues, Electric blues
Year: 2018
Art: Front

[3:17] 1. Been Fooling Around
[3:03] 2. I'll Always Love You
[4:18] 3. Protect The Root
[3:57] 4. El Matador
[4:17] 5. Accordion
[4:52] 6. Drink A Little Wine
[3:47] 7. The Moon Made Me Cry
[2:59] 8. Nosey Neighbors
[4:35] 9. Tick Tock
[5:02] 10. Woke Up This Morning
[3:10] 11. Lookie Here
[4:05] 12. Hallelujah

This record is a labor of love by the House Jumpers. The House Jumper’s music helps them express their passion for American blues and many other genres. On Foolin’ Around, the influences of great artists, such as Professor Longhair and Big Walter, inspired the House Jumpers to explore the musical styles that these grandparent-musicians originated. The record opens with Been Fooling Around, a New Orleans classic, which features Chris on chromatic harp and guest, Barry Washboard Barnes, on washboard. The band has performed the Liggins brothers’ material at live shows for years, but this is their first release of a Jimmy Liggins’ song, I’ll Always Love You. Chikken Fingers Montgomery and Josh Conner provide a terrific rhythm section on this jump classic. Protect the Root summons up Willie Dixon’s demand that we protect the root (“if you like the fruit”). This guide to “the fruit,” reminds us that Dixon, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, Allman Brothers, Fats Domino, the Beatles, Billy Holiday, Little Richard, Led Zeppelin, and Little Walter are all bound together by either creating the root or deriving music from it. El Matador is a classic early R&R song about a quaint North Lawrence, Kansas restaurant owned by a family that is close to the band. Accordion takes you to the American Southwest, where a low-down accordion player leaves his spouses’ dog on the counter at a Texaco gas station. The spouse is clearly done with his cheating, lousy ways! Washboard contributes to the rhythm section on this number. A song that always involves the House Jumpers’ audiences, Drink a Little Wine, swings right into a join-along singfest. They drink a little wine but “don’t get drunk!” Ann’s outstanding vocals on The Moon Made Me Cry reveal a sensitive side to her voice, like the torch ballads that she offers effortlessly in live performance. Moon also illustrates the Hunt’s diverse writing skills. Nosey Neighbors, we’ve all had them. It’s a classic, Big Walter style, and Chris’ harp playin’ would have done Big proud. Marvin rips some slide guitar on Tick Tock, a shuffle boogie. Chris and Marvin join in melodies and stretch out on some rides in this number, like they often do at gigs. Woke Up This Morning is the classical mambo concept that B.B. King performed during his reign on the Chitlin Circuit and on his early records. Craig Treinen, of the Santiago Brothers, is featured on sax. Lookie Here takes a detour to Chicago and gives Marvin a chance to sting some riffs with his Stratocaster. Hallelujah is the most unique song on the record, offering a traditional, gospel-inspired arrangement. Ann lays down the law, declaring a new freedom from a stifling relationship. After all, his mother was a “lunatic!” The House Jumpers hope you enjoy these twelve recordings.

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House Jumpers - Sure Footed Baby

Bitrate: 320K/s
Time: 44:35
Size: 102.1 MB
Styles: Jump blues, Rockabilly
Year: 2013
Art: Front

[2:07] 1. Jump With You
[2:26] 2. Certainly All
[2:26] 3. Sure Footed Baby
[2:58] 4. Teardrops From My Eyes
[3:22] 5. Chicken Ain't Nothing But A Bird
[6:18] 6. Esplanade
[2:36] 7. Shut Your Mouth
[4:02] 8. Just Doesn't Work Any More
[2:43] 9. Freddy
[3:59] 10. Bump Jump
[4:08] 11. I Just Wants Me Some Love
[3:11] 12. We Got A Thing
[4:13] 13. Heartbreak

The House Jumpers play jump blues and rockabilly music. It's American music with great vocs, big guitar, jumping dance music, fun lyrics, and a great time! This material was originally recorded from about 1948 to 1960 by artists such as BB King, The Liggins Brothers, Big Mama Thornton, and Camille Howard.

This music was born in American cities including Memphis, New Orleans, New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Kansas City. Early versions of jump blues featured horns, but well-known guitarists, such as T-Bone Walker, pioneered the addition of electric guitar to swing and jump music after WWII. Rockabilly music emerged during the same time through the marriage of rural country music to blues and swing rhythm. Often, a common thread in jump blues and rockabilly is humorous lyrics—music that doesn’t take itself too seriously. After all, life is too short.

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