Formed in 1966, The Hombres comprised Jerry Lee Masters (leader and bass player); Gary Wayne McEwen on guitar; B. B. Cunningham, Jr. (died October 14, 2012), on lead vocals and electronic organ; and John Will Hunter (died February 1976) on drums.[1]
Greatest hit
Written by Masters, Hunter, McEwen and Cunningham and released on Verve Forecast Records, "Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)" hit number 12[2] in 1967, and was revived on the soundtrack of the 2005 Cameron Crowe film, Elizabethtown. On WLS, The Box Tops' "The Letter" (with Bill Cunningham) and The Hombres' "Let It Out" (with Bill Cunningham's brother B.B. Cunningham Jr.) were respectively number one and number two for two weeks in October 1967.[3]
The song's spoken introduction – "A preachment, dear friends, you are about to receive on John Barleycorn, nicotine and the temptations of Eve" – dates to the 1947 novelty recording, "Cigareets, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women", by Red Ingle and His Natural Seven.[4]
The track has been used in a U.S. advertising campaign for Foster's Lager.
The song was covered by Jonathan King in 1969,[5] and also appears on his 1989 compilation album, The Butterfly That Stamped.
A version of "Let It Out" was recorded by The Nails in the mid-1980s.
The song was sampled in "Wear Your Love Like Heaven" by Definition of Sound (1991), "The Humblest Start" by LP&JC (2010), and "Let It All Hang Out" by Matlock (2022).[6]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources The Hombres news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2010 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Hombres were an American garage rock band from Memphis Tennessee known primarily for the 1967 single Let It Out Let It All Hang Out 1 The HombresOriginMemphis Tennessee United StatesGenresGarage rockYears active1966 1969LabelsVerve ForecastPast membersJerry Masters Gary McEwenB B Cunningham Jr deceased John Hunter deceased Contents 1 Origins 2 Greatest hit 3 Musical legacy 4 Band members 5 Discography 5 1 Album 5 2 Singles 6 References 7 External linksOrigins EditFormed in 1966 The Hombres comprised Jerry Lee Masters leader and bass player Gary Wayne McEwen on guitar B B Cunningham Jr died October 14 2012 on lead vocals and electronic organ and John Will Hunter died February 1976 on drums 1 Greatest hit EditWritten by Masters Hunter McEwen and Cunningham and released on Verve Forecast Records Let It Out Let It All Hang Out hit number 12 2 in 1967 and was revived on the soundtrack of the 2005 Cameron Crowe film Elizabethtown On WLS The Box Tops The Letter with Bill Cunningham and The Hombres Let It Out with Bill Cunningham s brother B B Cunningham Jr were respectively number one and number two for two weeks in October 1967 3 The song s spoken introduction A preachment dear friends you are about to receive on John Barleycorn nicotine and the temptations of Eve dates to the 1947 novelty recording Cigareets Whuskey and Wild Wild Women by Red Ingle and His Natural Seven 4 Musical legacy EditA 1967 version of the song by disc jockey Barney Pip was included on the Pebbles Volume 7 compilation 1994 The original Let It Out was included in the 1972 compilation album Nuggets Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era The track has been used in a U S advertising campaign for Foster s Lager The song was covered by Jonathan King in 1969 5 and also appears on his 1989 compilation album The Butterfly That Stamped A version of Let It Out was recorded by The Nails in the mid 1980s The song was sampled in Wear Your Love Like Heaven by Definition of Sound 1991 The Humblest Start by LP amp JC 2010 and Let It All Hang Out by Matlock 2022 6 The song appears on John Mellencamp s 1989 album Big Daddy The song appears on David Lee Roth s 2003 album Diamond Dave B B Cunningham rerecorded Let It Out with new lyrics for his 2003 solo album Hangin In Band members EditHunter committed suicide with a gun in February 1976 7 B B Cunningham Jr was shot and killed on October 14 2012 while employed as a security guard in Memphis Tennessee 8 Discography EditAlbum Edit Let It Out Let It All Hang Out 1967 Verve Forecast FTS 3036 Recorded in February and August 1967 Track listing Let It Out Let It All Hang Out B B Cunningham Jr 2 05 Little 2 2 Cunningham Jerry Lee Masters John Will Hunter Gary Wayne McEwen 1 40 So Sad Don Everly 3 47 Gloria Van Morrison 5 43 Am I High Cunningham Masters Hunter McEwen 2 49 Mau Mau Mau Cunningham Masters Hunter McEwen 2 15 This Little Girl Cunningham Masters Hunter McEwen 1 58 Sorry Bout That McEwen Stanley Kessler 2 15 Ya Ya Clarence Lewis Lee Dorsey Morgan Robinson 3 11 Hey Little Girl Cunningham Masters Hunter McEwen 1 46 It s a Gas Cunningham Masters Hunter McEwen 1 56Technical staff Producer Huey P Meaux Engineer G D Shelby Stanley Kessler Val ValentinSingles Edit 1967 Let It All Hang Out Go Girl Go Cunningham Masters Hunter McEwen Verve Forecast KF 5058 No 12 US 9 No 16 AUS No 25 CAN 10 1967 It s a Gas Am I High Verve Forecast KF 5076 1968 The Prodigal Mau Mau Mau Verve Forecast KF 5083 1968 Take My Overwhelming Love and Cram It Up Your Heart Pumkin Man Verve Forecast KF 5093 1969 If This Ain t Loving You Baby It ll Have to Do Till I Get Some Sleep You Made Me What I Am Sun 1104References Edit a b Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1179 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 Hot 100 New York New York Billboard 1967 11 18 Retrieved 2018 04 25 WLS Silver Dollar Survey Retrieved 2014 06 18 Cigareets Whuskey amp Wild Wild Women Red Ingle YouTube 2008 04 22 Archived from the original on 2021 12 15 Retrieved 2012 12 18 Jonathan King Discography J withers tripod com Retrieved 2012 12 18 Let It Out Let It All Hang Out by The Hombres on WhoSampled WhoSampled Retrieved 2022 07 11 John Hunter Biography MusicMinder the Premier Entertainers Directory Musicminder com Retrieved 2014 08 23 Callahan Jody 2012 12 13 Memphis musician B B Cunningham killed in shooting incident The Commercial Appeal Retrieved 2012 12 18 Universal Music Canada Home Umusic ca Retrieved 2012 12 18 RPM Top 100 Singles November 18 1967 PDF External links EditThe Hombres at AllMusic The Hombres discography at Discogs Biography from The Encyclopedia of Popular Music by Colin Larkin The Hombres at 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