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Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat)

The Nat King Cole Trio

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  1. Released on Mosaic Records, also Look for the Silver Lining (Chet Baker Quartet), Portrait of Jennie and Oriental Shuffle (Quintette du Hot Club de France)

  2. Part of The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio, also Portrait of Jennie, You Stepped Out of a Dream and Funny (Not Much)

  3. Recorded at RKO-Pathé Studios, also (Everyone Has Someone) But All I’ve Got Is Me, Naughty Angeline and Meet Me at No Special Place (and I’ll Be There at No Particular Time)

  4. Written by Danny Barker, also Tootie Ma Is a Big Fine Thing (Preservation Hall Jazz Band), Don’t You Make Me High (Big Joe Turner) and “Don’t You” Feel My Leg (Big Bad Voodoo Daddy)

Worth knowing

Counted from cited credits on fono.

  • Danny Barker first appears on fono in 1960, 31 years before this song

Credits

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Written by
Danny Barker and Vernon Lee
Performed by
Johnny Mercer, Johnny Miller, Johnny Moore, Nat King Cole and Oscar Moore
Part of
The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio
Recorded at
RKO-Pathé Studios
Released on
Mosaic Records

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  1. 1MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Johnny Mercer

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Johnny Mercer

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  2. 2MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Johnny Miller

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Johnny Miller

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  3. 3MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Johnny Moore

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Johnny Moore

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  4. 4MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Nat King Cole

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Nat King Cole

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  5. 5MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Oscar Moore

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was performed by Oscar Moore

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  6. 6MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was written by Danny Barker

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was written by Danny Barker

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  7. 7MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was written by Vernon Lee

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was written by Vernon Lee

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  8. 8MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) is part of the release The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) is part of the release The Complete Capitol Recordings of the Nat King Cole Trio

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  9. 9MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was recorded at RKO-Pathé Studios

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was recorded at RKO-Pathé Studios

    MusicBrainz

    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  10. 10MusicBrainz Mosaic Records is the label of the song Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat)

    Mosaic Records is the label of the song Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat)

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026

  11. 11MusicBrainz Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was released on 1991

    Save the Bones for Henry Jones (’Cause Henry Don’t Eat No Meat) was released on 1991

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    MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026