Pigmeat Markham ~ Here Comes The Judge 1968 Funky Purrfection Version

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"Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" was a trendsetter right from the very start, with the Dean Martin persona of Dan Rowan giving the show an elegance with a new twist on TV comedy. "The Fickle Finger Of Fate Award", "you bet your sweet bippy", "verry interesting", "sock it to me" were wildly popular, but none took the centre stage more than "Here Comes The Judge" with Sammy Davis Jr wearing the robes and the wig making an iconic statement.

This was the first thing I thought of when I watched the inauguration of Supreme Court Justice Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson but thought it was too irreverent. But repeated listens later I thought, well, why not now.

The saying was so popular it spawned two pop hits, Shorty Long for Motown and Pigmeat Markham's which still sounds fresh with a rapped retelling of the song. Pigmeat was born in 1904 and by the age of 13 was performing in medicine shows and southern carnivals.

He made the acquaintance of George Wilshire and the two honed their comedy routines gaining popularity along the way. They then moved to New York in the 20's gaining even more fame. At the time, Pigmeat was appearing "Under cork", that is with burnt cork on his face for the black face trope. Vaudevillans ceased using this device after World War II, but no one could tell the difference when Pigmeat stopped as he was very dark skinned.

He toured with Bessie Smith and became relevant through the Rowan & Martin Laugh In show, passing away in 1981.
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