Clarence Henry, who opened for the Beatles, Scored a Hit Singing Like a Frog on "Ain't Got No Home"

Clarence "Frogman" Henry opened for the Beatles 18 times during their 1964 U.S. tour. He was known for his hit song "Ain't Got No Home," which he created extemporaneously while playing at a New Orleans club in 1956. The song reached number three on Billboard's R&B chart and number 20 on the Hot 100. To find out how Henry got the nickname "Frogman," you can listen to this tribute. To watch him live singing "Ain't Got No Home," go to this video on YouTube. And check out the go-go boots on the dancers. The comments are worth a look too. Here's one of them: "Great clip of Clarence Frogman Henry!!!! Great tune and first time seeing this. NICE!!!! A real rockin dance  tune. Rest In Peace Frogman."Also, please check out Madeline Kahn's version of the song. Brilliant!And last but not least, to watch Henry perform his other hit, "(I Don't Know Why) But I Do," which reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100, go to this video.The image in this episode's thumbnail is the cover of one of Henry's best-of albums. In my closing remarks, there's a picture of Henry at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in 1997. (Attribution and license for the photo: Sumori, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.) This tribute is one of 41 stories that Sheldon Zoldan, a longtime journalist, has written and recorded in honor of the music notables who passed away in 2024. He's written tributes for other years as well. You can listen to the ones from 2023 on Everyday Creation. Sheldon also created Song of the Day, which was a daily feature delivered to an email list of subscribers. He ended it in early 2026 which, I suppose, means that Song of the Day deserves a tribute of its own. The good thing is that the tributes to music makers live on. Each is a snapshot of the life of one music maker whose work made an impact on the lives of many.Send us Fan MailThis is Kate Jones. Thank you for listening to Everyday Creation®, available on YouTube and in major podcast directories including Apple, Spotify, iHeart and Audible.