The Hoodlums
“We had the time of our lives! The band put on such a brilliant show…the whole place was jumping from the first note to the last!” - Marquee wedding in Oxfordshire
about
- Contemporary songs performed in a vintage style, as well as timeless swing, jazz and jive
- Three-part vocal harmonies and unique, lively arrangements
- Five-piece band comprising guitar/vocals, trumpet/vocals, sax/vocals, bass and drums but…
- …many clients add trombone and a second saxophone for an even punchier sound
- Perform at prestigious venues from Hampton Court Palace to Anantara Palm Resort, Dubai
- Clients include Amex, Gillette, Worcester Warriors and the Insurance Institute of London
repertoire includes
unique versions of hit songs from the present chart right back to the fifties
- All of me - John Legend
- Get lucky - Daft Punk
- Hit the road, Jack - Ray Charles
- I wanna be like you (from “The Jungle Book”) - Louis Prima
- Locked out of heaven - Bruno Mars
- Mack the Knife - Bobby Darin
- Mr Sandman – The Chordettes
- Royals - Lorde
- Waiting on the world to change - John Mayer
Lively swing and jive classics
- Choo choo ch' boogie
- Five guys named Moe
- Is you is or is you ain’t my baby?
- It don't mean a thing (if it ain‘t got that swing)
- Just a gigolo / Ain’t got nobody
- Minnie the Moocher
- Sing, sing, sing
- Straighten up and fly right
- Take the A train
Timeless jazz standards
- Ain't misbehavin'
- Bye bye blackbird
- Hallelujah I love her so
- Honeysuckle rose
- I got rhythm
- Jeepers creepers
- On the sunny side of the street
- Pennies from heaven
- When the saints go marching in
...And many more
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