The Goofus Five

The Goofus Five

The Goofus Five

Share

Top Songs

1
Thumbnail Image
I Had Someone Else Before I Had You (And I'll Have Someone Else After You're Gone)
2
Thumbnail Image
Tessie! Stop Teasin' Me
3
Thumbnail Image
Clap Hands! Here Comes Charley!
4
Thumbnail Image
Poor Papa
5
Thumbnail Image
I Need Lovin'

Albums

  • The Goofus Five 1926-1927

    Jul 2008 • 24 songs

  • Goofus Five 1924-1925

    Jul 2008 • 25 songs

  • Essential Classics

    Jun 1927 • 3 songs

Similar Artists

About

The Goofus Five

Biography

In 1924 Ed Kirkeby, the manager of the California Ramblers, decided to form a small group taken from the larger orchestra to play novelties and hotter jazz numbers. At first known as the Little Ramblers on its Columbia recordings, the quintet (comprised of trumpeter Bill Moore, Adrian Rollini on a goofus, pianist Irving Brodsky, banjoist Ray Kitchingman who was soon replaced by Tommy Felline, and Stan King on drums and kazoo) also recorded for Pathe as the Five Birmingham Babies and, most prolifically, for Okeh as the Goofus Five. The "goofus" that the versatile Rollini played...
Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.