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Rushing, Jimmy

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Personal name headingRushing, Jimmy
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Variant(s)Rushing, James Andrew
Mr. Five by Five
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1902-08-26
Death date1972-06-08
Place of birthOklahoma City (Okla.)
Place of deathNew York (N.Y.)
Field of activityJazz Blues (Music)
AffiliationBlue Devils (Musical group)
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra
Count Basie Orchestra
Profession or occupationPianists Singers Jazz musicians Blues musicians
Found inBasie, C. Jimmy Rushing sings the blues, c1943.
His Good mornin' blues [SR] p1985: label (Jimmy Rushing) container (James Andrew Rushing)
Chilton, J. Ww of jazz, 1985 (Rushing, "Jimmy" James Andrew; vocals/piano; b. Oklahoma, 26th Aug. 1902; d. New York, 8th June 1972)
Grove music online, April 30, 2018 (Rushing, Jimmy (James Andrew; Mr. Five by Five); born August 26, 1902, Oklahoma City, OK; died New York, June 8, 1972; American jazz and blues singer; sang with Walter Page's Blue Devils (1927-9), Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra (1929-35), and Count Basie's band (from the mid-1930s until 1950))