The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake

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“The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake”
Single by Humble Pie
B-side "Cold Lady"
Released 1969
Format 7"
Recorded 1969, London Flag of England
Genre Rock
Length 2:57
Label Immediate
Writer(s) Steve Marriott
Humble Pie singles chronology
- "Natural Born Bugie"
1969
"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake"
1969
"Big Black Dog"
1970

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" was a single released in 1969 by English rock outfit Humble Pie, who were one of the first so-called supergroups of the 1960s to mid 1970s. Although released in a number of European countries (eg. West Germany, Holland), it did not go on worldwide general release and is not included on the official list of Immediate single releases.

Humble Pie's first live performance of this song was during their appearance at the beginning of the Bilzen Festival in Belgium on August 29, 1969, notably with Jerry Shirley not on drums but on electric piano. The song set included their version of Ray Charles "Hallelujah I Love Her So" and Dr. John's "I Walk On Gilded Splinters". The support act was the then unheralded heavy metal band Deep Purple.[1]

The R&B B-side, "Cold Lady" was written by drummer Jerry Shirley and on this song plays the Wurlitzer piano, Peter Frampton plays the drums.[2]

"Shaky Jake" was released on Andrew Loog Oldham's Immediate label.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Hewitt, Paulo. Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful.... Helter Skelter, pp.190. ISBN 1-900924-44-7. 
  2. ^ Hewitt, Paulo; Kenney Jones (1995). small faces the young mods' forgotten story. Acid Jazz, pp.72. ISBN 0 9523935 0 6. 
  3. ^ Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful..., pp.190. 

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