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Yancey, Jimmy, 1898-1951

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Personal name headingYancey, Jimmy, 1898-1951
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Variant(s)Yancey, James, 1894?-1951
Yancey, Jim, 1898-1951
Yancey, James Edwards, 1898-1951
Yancey, "Papa" Jimmy, 1898-1951
Birth date18980220
Death date19510917
Place of birthChicago, Ill.
Place of deathChicago, Ill.
Profession or occupationPianist
Found inHis 5 boogie woogie and blues piano solos, c1943.
New Grove dict. of American music (Yancey, Jimmy (James Edwards); b. Chicago, IL, ca. 1894; d. Chicago, 17 Sept. 1951)
Chilton, J. Ww of jazz, 1985 (Yancey, "Jimmy" James Edwards; b. Chicago, Ill., c. 1894; d. Chicago, Ill., 17th Sept. 1951)
Southern, E. Biog. dict. of Afro-American and African musicians, 1982 (Yancey, James Edward "Jimmy"; b. 20 Feb. 1898; d. 17 Sept. 1951)
Claghorn, C.E. Biog. dict. of jazz, c1982 (Yancey, James Edward (Jimmy); b. 1894, Chicago, Ill.; d. there 1951)
His "The immortal" Jimmy Yancey [SR] p1981-1982: v. 1-2, labels (Jimmy Yancey, 1898-1951)
Grove music online, Apr. 6, 2007: Jazz (Yancey, Jimmy (James Edwards); b. Feb. 20, 1898, Chicago, d. Sept. 17, 1951, Chicago; American pianist)
Enc. of the blues, 2006 (Yancey, James Edward(s) "Jimmy"; b. Feb. 20, 1898, Chicago, IL, d. Sept. 17, 1951, Chicago, IL; pianist)
Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001 (Yancey, Jimmy; aka "Papa" Jimmy Yancey; b. Feb. 20, 1898, Chicago, Ill., d. Sept. 17, 1951, Chicago, Ill.; boogie-woogie pianist)
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