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  • 1. Piano & Vocals
  • 2. The Red Hot Rags trio
  • 3. Jess Vocalist
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  • 5. Guitar & Drums
  • 6. Piano
  • 7. Guitar & Double Bass
  • 8. Drums
  • 9. Double Bass
  • 10. Vocals

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Overview

  • Energetic Swing & Jazz Band
  • Superb repertoire of classics as well as some more modern songs
  • Perform as a 5 piece as standard
  • Can also be booked from a solo up to a 6 piece band
  • Available also with the addition of Sax, Trumpet or Clarinet

The band is based in London and performs in all the UK and abroad.


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  1. Is You Is or Is You Ain't - Louis Jordan
  2. Love For Sale - Cole Porter
  3. All of Me - Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
  4. Honeysuckle Rose - Fats Waller
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    About this Act

    The Red Hot Rags offer a sophisticated selection of jazz classics and swing numbers to entertain your guests and create the perfect atmospheare throughout your event. From wedding receptions to corporate dinners The Red Hot Rags are the best choice for moment requiring impeccable and elegant music.

    With over 15 years of experience behind them, this group of adaptable, fun-loving musicians deliveres the popular songs of the 1920/40s by the likes of Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday together with modern-day chart-toppers such as All About The Bass, Valerie and many more.

    Adapting seamlessly from 'background music’ to ‘music for dancing’ RHR are the best choice for weddings, private parties and corporate events. Just drop them a line and Jess, vocalist and manager of the band, will be happy to tailor the perfect set for you!

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    Full repertoire
    20s
    Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Fats Waller
    Bye Bye Blackbird - Julie London
    Down and Out - Bessie Smith
    Embraceable You - George & Ira Gershwin
    It Had to Be You - Jones & Kahn
    Mack the Knife - Weill & Brecht
    ’S Wonderful - Ella Fitzgerald

    30s
    All of Me - Billie Holiday
    As Time Goes By - Herman Hupfeld
    But Not for Me - George & Ira Gershwin
    Cheek To Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald
    Dinah - Fats Waller
    Dream a Little Dream of Me
    I Got Rhythm - George Gershwin
    It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
    It's Only a Paper Moon
    Love for Sale - Cole Porter
    Mad About the Boy - Dinah Washington
    Minnie The Moocher - Cab Calloway
    Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
    My Funny Valentine - Chet Baker
    Night And Day - Cole Porter
    On the Sunny Side of the Street - McHugh & Fields
    Over The Rainbow - July Garland
    Pennies from Heaven - Johnston & Burke
    Puttin’ on the Ritz - Ella Fitzgerald
    Summertime – Gershwin
    Sweet Home Chicago
    The Lady is A Tramp – Rodgers/Hart

    40s
    Amado Mio - Anita Kert Ellis
    Besame Mucho - Consuelo Velasquez
    Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin
    Baciami Piccina – Alberto Rabagliati
    Is You Is or Is You Ain’t My Baby - Louis Jordan
    La Vie En Rose - Edit Piaf
    Quizas Quizas - Osvaldo Farres
    Sing Sing Sing - The Andrews Sisters
    Why Don’t You Do Right - Peggy Lee

    50s
    Autumn Leaves - Edith Piaf
    Blue Moon - Ella Fitzgerald
    Buona Sera Signorina
    Cry Me a River - July London
    Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend - Marylin Monroe
    Fever - Peggy Lee
    Fly Me To The Moon - Bart Howard
    I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
    I Just Want to Make Love to You – Etta James
    Love Me or Leave Me - Nina Simone
    Lulluby of Birdland
    Mack The Knife - Bobby Darin
    Misty - Errol Garner - Knight Gladys
    My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone
    Smile - Nat King Cole
    Sway - Dean Martin
    Tu vuò fa' l'americano
    Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
    Volare – Domenico Modugno

    60s
    Água de Beber
    At Last - Etta James
    Bad Moon Rising
    Big Spender - Shirley Bassey
    Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
    Come Together - The Beatles
    Corcovado
    Feelin’ Good - Nina Simone
    Georgia - Ray Charles
    Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles
    I Feel Good - James Brown
    I Heard It Through the Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
    I’m a Believer - The Monkees
    I Would Rather Go Blind - Etta James
    Love Me Do - The Beatles
    L.O.V. E. - Nat King Cole
    Let’s Face The Music and Dance - Nat King Cole
    Mambo Italiano - Rosemary Clooney
    Moon River - Andy Williams
    Mustang Sally - Wilson Pickett
    My Girl - The Temptations
    Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin
    Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
    Son of a Preacher Man - Dusty Springfield
    Sitting On the Dock Of the Bay - Otis Redding
    Stand By Me - Ben E. King
    Sunny - Bobby Hebb
    The Girl from Ipanema
    These Boots - Nancy Sinatra
    What A Difference A Day Makes - Bobby Darin

    70s
    Ain't No Sunshine – Billy Withers
    Use Me - Bill Withers
    Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen
    Isn't She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
    Message In A Bottle – The Police
    Stuck In the Middle with You
    Superstition - Stevie Wonder
    Just the Two of Us – Bill Withers

    00s
    Back to Black - Amy Winehouse
    Come Away With Me - Norah Jones
    Crazy - Gnarls Barkley
    Dance Me To The End Of Love - Madeleine Peyroux
    Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones
    Love is a Losing Game - Amy Winehouse
    Our Day Will Come - Amy Winehouse
    Rehab - Amy Winehouse
    Valerie - Amy Winehouse

    Current
    All About That Bass – Postmodern Jukebox
    Get Lucky – Daft Punk
    Happy - Pharrell William
    Seven Nation Army – The White Stripes

    Lineup

    • 5 piece consisting of vocals, guitar, piano, double bass and drums
    • 4 piece consisting of vocals, double bass, drums and guitar or piano
    • 3 piece consisting of vocals, double bass and guitar or piano
    • 2 piece consisting of vocals and guitar or piano
    • 1 piece consisting of vocals with HD backing tracks

    This act's standard set times are as follows:

    • 2 x 45 minute sets

    Tags

    • 1 piece / solo
    • 2 piece / duo
    • 3 piece / trio
    • 4 piece
    • 5 piece
    • 6+ piece
    • acoustic
    • costumes
    • double bass
    • female vocals
    • percussion
    • trumpet



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