Background Marathon: Part 1

Background Marathon: Part 1 is the fourth episode of Problems With Music.

Synopsis
Set in high school of 1923, fifteen year old Lionel Hampton becomes part of the Les Hite Band as a drummer. But he promised his grandmother that he'll continue to say his daily prayers and left Les Hit to go to Los Angeles and joined Reb Spikes’s Sharps and Flats. In 1936, Lionel married Gladys on November 11th whom later raised money for Lionel to from his own orchestra band..."Lionel Hampton Orchestra" in the 1940s. Lastly, Lionel establishes his own publishing company, and he founded the Lionel Hampton Development Corporation.

The Platters
In 1953, the Platters and got managed by Ralph Bass in Federal Records. However, he asked his friend Buck Ram to manage their lineup and replace Alex Hodge with Zola Taylor after the three members (Cornell Gunter, Alex Hodge and Paul Robi) left the group in 1954. The group initially released their single Only you, and it topped the R&B charts in 1955.

Songs

 * Somebody's Sweetheart by John and Reb Spikes
 * Hamp's Boogie Woogie by Lionel Hampton
 * If It Isnt Love by Fats Waller (As Background Music)
 * Only you by The Platters

Trivia
The second part of episode 4 was supposed to be the backstory of Little Joey & The Flips. Unfortunately, it was replaced with the Platters.