West Jesmond Rhythm Kings
West Jesmond Rhythm Kings
Top Songs
| 1 | Shake It and Break It | ||
| 2 | Take a Good Look at Mine | ||
| 3 | Blues for J.W. | ||
| 4 | Mean, Mean Mama (Why Don't You Mean What You Say) | ||
| 5 | Livin' High (Sometimes) |
Albums
Jan 2016 • 20 songs
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Biography
Although it plays music in the style of 1920's Chicago and has an exotic name, the West Jemond Rhythm Kings are actually from the United Kingdom. Its founder trumpeter Mike Durham has a day job selling soap for Proctor & Gamble! Although he did not play much music during 1964-79, in 1980 Durham returned to performing trad jazz and he has continued developing since then. Durham formed the Kobe Stompers while in Japan (1980-82) and then, when he returned to England in 1983, he founded the West Jemond Rhythm Kings. By 1985 the band had solidified its personnel and they have long ...