An ad man’s dream - a song from a commercial that gets popular enough to be recorded on its own, and played on the radio where it serves as free publicity for the product. In this case, for Maxwell House Coffee.
In 1961, there was also a hit novelty Jazz-Rock-Pop instrumental version titled "The Percolator", on Dore Records, by a group named The Checkmates, which were not the same band as Ray Ruff's Checkmates of 1959-1964.
We had the 45 RPM record of this.
"I'm On my Way" was in the flip side
An ad man’s dream - a song from a commercial that gets popular enough to be recorded on its own, and played on the radio where it serves as free publicity for the product. In this case, for Maxwell House Coffee.
I agree, this sounds more like the TV commercial, and then Al Hirt really jazzes the music up a lot toward the end of the record.
When that second cup kicks in, HOO BOY!
Love it. Brings back so many memories ☕
Sounds like a Bert Kaempfert arrangement.
I looked the song up for my Uncle.
(He said he really liked it when he was a kid)
In 1961, there was also a hit novelty Jazz-Rock-Pop instrumental version titled "The Percolator", on Dore Records, by a group named The Checkmates, which were not the same band as Ray Ruff's Checkmates of 1959-1964.
You should make a mix of songs dedicated to coffee, lol.
I REMEMBER MAMA! But she was never so PERKY!