Indianapolis' Hampton Sisters

[ghost of miles]

For purposes of a radio series (and possible CD re-issue) project, I'm searching for information regarding the Hampton Sisters' releases on the King and Aladdin labels. (They come from Indianapolis, Indiana, and yes, they are the sisters of Slide & Maceo.) I'm also looking for the actual recordings themselves, or decent transfers of them.

[Michael Fitzgerald]

Are you sure there was something on Aladdin? I find no mention in Michel Ruppli's "The Aladdin/Imperial Labels." Don't have his King label book here but suspect what you are looking for is in there.

I think at least one date for what you want is included in my Slide discography (April 7, 1953).

Mike

[ghost of miles]

Are you sure there was something on Aladdin? I find no mention in Michel Ruppli's "The Aladdin/Imperial Labels." Don't have his King label book here but suspect what you are looking for is in there.

I think at least one date for what you want is included in my Slide discography (April 7, 1953).

Mike

Thanks for the lead, Mike. My request re: Aladdin is based on a mention in Duncan Schiedt's 1977 book THE JAZZ STATE OF INDIANA. I'll ask him about it next time I see him; I'm also supposed to see the Hampton Sisters perform next month in Indy, so that should give me a chance to go straight to the source.

[brownie]

GOM, I have the King Label book by Ruppli somewhere at home. Will check on your Hampton Sisters.

[ghost of miles]

Thanks, Brownie. These are proving pretty elusive so far... I'm hoping to get more info from the sisters themselves.

[brownie]

GOM, my mistake. I have the Ruppli Chess book, not the King.

Trust you aware of the Hampton Sisters 1954 session for Savoy that is in the Lord?