The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake

1969 single by Humble Pie

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake"

Single by Humble Pie

from the album Town and Country

B-side

"Cold Lady"

Released

12 December 1969 (EU)^[1]

Recorded

1969, London

Genre

Rock

Length

2:57

Label

Immediate

Songwriter(s)

Steve Marriott

Producer(s)

Glyn Johns, Humble Pie

Humble Pie singles chronology

"Natural Born Bugie"
(1969)

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake"
(1969)

"Big Black Dog"
(1970)

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake" is a single released in 1969 by English rock band Humble Pie. The B-side "Cold Lady" was written by drummer Jerry Shirley in a R&B style and Shirley plays Wurlitzer piano and guitarist Peter Frampton plays the drums.^[2]

Although released in a number of European countries, including West Germany and the Netherlands, it was not made available in the United Kingdom or other worldwide territories. The first live performance of this song by the band, was during their appearance at the beginning of the Bilzen Festival in Belgium, on 29 August 1969.^[3] The same follows their recording-and-broadcast for the BBC, on 7 August 1969, at the Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd's Bush, west London,^[4]

Personnel

"The Sad Bag of Shaky Jake"

Steve Marriott — vocals, Wurlitzer electric piano, harmonica
Peter Frampton — vocals, lead guitar
Greg Ridley — vocals, bass guitar
Jerry Shirley — drums

"Cold Lady"

Steve Marriott – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, maracas
Peter Frampton – backing vocals, drums
Greg Ridley – backing vocals, bass guitar
Jerry Shirley – Wurlitzer electric piano, tambourine

References

^ "Humble Pie singles".
^ Hewitt, Paulo; Kenney Jones (1995). Small Faces: The Young Mods' Forgotten Story. Acid Jazz. p. 72. ISBN 0-9523935-0-6.
^ Hewitt, Paulo; Hellier, John (2004). Steve Marriott - All Too Beautiful... Helter Skelter. p. 190. ISBN 1-900924-44-7.
^ "Humble Pie Tour Archive". Tourarchive/weebly.com. Retrieved 1 June 2021.