Vocal and organ by B. B. Cunningham on this Memphis groupโs popular nonsense-novelty hit. It was originally issued simply under the title โLet It All Hang Outโ but changed soon after (probably due to radio stationsโ hesitance to say it on the air). The opening phrase โA preachment, dear frends, etc.โ was copied from the late-1940s Red Ingle recording โCigareets, Whuskey, And Wild, Wild Womenโ (listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJmR3DVKsSI ).
Pop Chart Peaks: Record World 6, Cash Box 7, Billboard 12
45 single issued on Verve Forecast 5058 - Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) (B.B. Cunningham) by The Hombres, produced by Huey P. Meaux