"Ja-Da" was written by Bob Carleton, when he was club pianist at the Arsonia Cafe in Chicago, Illinois and he first popularized it with singer Cliff Edwards, who got his first break in 1918 , where he performed the song in the Arsonia Cafe. Edwards and Carleton made it a hit on the vaudeville circuit.
The sheet music for "Ja-Da" was published in 1918 by Leo Feist, Inc., New York.
(o) Arthur Fields (1918) (as "Ja-Da (Ja Da, Ja Da, Jing Jing!)")
Recorded October 25, 1918 in New York.
Released on Columbia A2672
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Arthur Fields also recorded a version for the Edison label
Recorded October 31, 1918 in New York
Released on Edison Amberol 3649
Also released on Edison Disc 50497
Arthur Fields recorded another version on the Victor label
Recorded November 15, 1918 in Camden, New Jersey
Released on Victor 18522
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(c) New Orleans Jazz Band (1918) (as "Ja Da")
Recorded November 1918
Released on Okeh 1155
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(c) Tommy Dorsey and his Orchestra (1936) (as "Jada")
Recorded April 15, 1936 in New York
Released on Victor 25326
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(c) Ten Cats and a Mouse (1947) (as "Ja-Da")
Paul Weston (cl), Eddie Miller (as), Benny Carter (ts), Dave Cavanaugh (bar), Dave Barbour (t), Billy May, Bobby Sherwood (tb), Hal Derwin (g), Frank DeVol (b), Red Norvo (p), Peggy Lee (d)
(The mouse in casu is Peggy Lee)
Recorded October 13, 1947 in Los Angeles
Released on Capitol 15015
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(c) Johnny and the Hurricanes (1961) (as "Ja-Da")
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(c) Alma Cogan (1961) (as "Ja-Da")
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(c) The Journeymen (1963) (as "Ja-Da")
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(c) Hugues Aufray (1964) (as "Ja-Da")
French lyrics by Pierre Saka.
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(c) The Fireballs (1966) (as "Ja-Da")
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(c) Whistling Jack Smith (1967) (as "Ja-Da")
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In 1929 Tampa Red and Georgia Tom incorporated the chord changes of the "Ja-Da" tune in their song "What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy?".
(c) Tampa Red and Georgia Tom (1929) (as "What Is It That Tastes Like Gravy?")
Tampa Red: guitar and vocals; Georgia Tom: piano
Recorded June 13, 1929 in Chicago
Released on Vocalion 1426 and Supertone S2225
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(c) King David's Jug Band (1930) (as "What's That Tastes Like Gravy")
Stovepipe No. 1 (Samuel Jones) (vocal and stovepipe); King David (David Crockett) (guitar);
unkown (mandolin); two unknowns (vocals)
Recorded December 11, 1930 in Atlanta GA
Released on Okeh 8913
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In 1936 Blind Boy Fuller incorporated the chord changes of the "Ja-Da" tune in his song "Truckin' My Blues Away".
(c) Blind Boy Fuller (1936) (as "Truckin' My Blues Away")
Recorded April 29, 1936 in New York City
Released on Perfect 6-10-56, on Conqueror 8720, on Vocalion 03098 and Columbia 30079.
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2 years later Blind Boy Fuller also incorporated the Ja-Da chord changes in "What's That Smells Like Fish".
Recorded October 29, 1938 in Columbia, S.C.
Released on Vocalion 04519
Re-released in 1947 on Columbia: What's That Smells Like Fish / Get Your Yas Yas Out (1947),
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In 1936 Robert Johnson also used the "Ja Da" chord changes for his song "They're Red Hot"
(c) Robert Johnson (1936) (as "They're Red Hot")
Recorded November 27, 1936 in San Antonio, Texas
Released on Vocalion 03563
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(c) Johnny Temple with the Harlem Hamfats (1938) (as "What Is That Smells Like Gravy")
Johnnie Temple, voc;
Harlem Hamfats: Odell Rand, cl; Horace Malcolm, p; Joe McCoy, g; Charlie McCoy, g, md; John Lindsay, sb; Fred Flynn, dr
Recorded April 22, 1938 in New York City
Released on Decca 7456
Sonny Boy Williamson's "I'm Tired Trucking My Blues Away" is an answer record to Blind Boy Fuller's "Truckin' My Blues Away", also incorporating the same Ja Da chord changes.
(c) Sonny Boy Williamson (1938) (as "I'm Tired Trucking My Blues Away")
Sonny Boy Williamson: voc, hca, Yank Rachell: mand, Joe Williams: g
Recorded March 13, 1938 in Aurora , IL
Released on Bluebird B-7536
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In 1954 Sonny Rollins "used" the Ja-Da chords for his composition "Doxy".
(c) Miles Davis (1954) (as "Doxy")
Recorded June 29, 1954 in Hackensack, New Jersey.
Released on 10 inch album "Miles Davis with Sonny Rollins" (Prestige PRLP 187)
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And in 1967 Arlo Guthrie used the "Ja-Da" chord changes for his famous song "Alice's Restaurant".
(c) Arlo Guthrie (1967) (as "Alice's Restaurant Massacree")
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Title, lyrics and some chord changes in this rendition (and the band name 'Hot Tuna') are related to Blind Boy Fuller's "Truckin' My Blues Away", the origin for the phrase "Keep on Truckin'".
Hot Tuna's version also used some lyrics from Blind Boy Fuller's "What's That Smells Like Fish".
(c) Hot Tuna (1972) (as "Keep On Truckin'")
The Hot Tuna recording reappeared on Flight Log, a 1977 compilation by Jefferson Airplane and related bands, this time with the double title "Ja Da (Keep on Truckin')". The song is credited to Carleton or, on recent releases, as "traditional".
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NOT TO BE CONFUSED with The Pointer Sisters' "Jada"
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