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They're the Grand Slammin'
Bim Bammin' Jim Jammin'
Jumpin' JackHammers! |
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That's how the Northwest
Indiana based a cappella doo wop vocal group Harborlights
describes the Joliet JackHammers professional baseball team in
the brand new official JackHammers Anthem, which was recorded
at Thunderclap Studios in Hammond Indiana.
After Steve Malliet, Vice
President and General Manager of the Jackhammers heard the tune
that Harborlights had written and recorded for the Gary SouthShore
Railcats, he approached the group about doing the same for his
team.
"The group loves baseball.
It's a true slice of American Pie" said George Carl, spokeperson
for Harborlights. "Being asked to write and record the official
team song for a professional baseball team is the ultimate compliment
to our group. Of course we agreed to give it a shot."
Harborlights has a great
reputation for being the very best at what they do. What they
do is "sing without a net". With little or no instrumentation
to accompany their vocal stylings, the five person group specializes
in the doo wop flavors of the fifties and sixties.
"This raw vocal style
is what attracted Steve Malliet to Harborlights" Carl said.
"Steve told us that the concept of an a cappella tune for
the JackHammers really appealed to him. He said that there is
something very basic and honest about pure vocal harmony. He
strongly believes that JackHammers fans will embrace the tune
regardless of age."
Steve described JackHammers
fans as hard working, down to earth folks, who live in a largely
"blue collar" community. When we wrote this tune we
had those fans in mind first and foremost."
"The style of how
we sing appeals to the average, regular guy on the street. We
used to sing this stuff right on the streetcorners when we were
kids. What you heard is what you got. You can't get any more
basic and honest than that. There's nothing fancy about baseball,
and there's nothing fancy about the way we sing. We just do it
well. It's great entertainment."
On March 10th, when Steve
Malliet and his marketing people heard the finished product for
the first time, they played it through the state of the art sound
system at Silver Cross Field. It sounded amazing" Carl said.
"It filled the entire stadium. As we listened to it exploding
through the speakers, we could imagine the fans rocking to it."
"It was very exciting
and gratifying to know that Harborlights had done a great job
for the JackHammers, and fans could enjoy the anthem for years
to come."
So mister when
you hear the crack of the bat...
Brace yourself and hold onto your hat.
He's runnin' the bases and he's sweepin' em' clean...
the crowds goin' crazy & it makes you wanna' scream...JackHammers!
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