Flophouse Sends Jimmy Stewart to Jail

In 1992, a rock group called Flophouse released an album titled Undaunted (Harp-0007). On that album was a song called Jimmy Stewart Goes to Jail (J.C. Hopkins/ T. Rojas). The song’s lyrics mention several Stewart films, including Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, It’s a Wonderful Life, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and Harvey. There’s also dialogue from It’s a Wonderful Life used on the recording, including Jimmy saying, “I’m going to jail.”

The band consisted of:

T.C. Hopkins – guitar, vocals

T. Rojas – bass, vocals

Bennett Green – drums

Kim Osterwalder – cello, vocals, bass

Earl Robertson – drums

Greg Freeman – piano