| LC control no. | n 81073523 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Blythe, Jimmy, 1901-1931 |
| Variant(s) | Blythe, Jimmy, -1931 Blythe, James Louis, 1901-1931 Blythe, Jimmie, 1901-1931 Blythe, Jimmy, d. 1931 |
| See also | Corporate body: Jimmy Blythe's Washboard Band Corporate body: Blythe's Blue Boys Corporate body: Blythe's Washboard Ragamuffins Corporate body: Jimmy Blythe's Owls Corporate body: Washboard Wizards (Musical group : Jimmy Blythe) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1901-05-29 |
| Death date | 1931-06-14 |
| Place of birth | Lexington (Ky.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Affiliation | Paramount Music Corporation Columbia Music Roll Company |
| Profession or occupation | Pianists Composers Band directors |
| Found in | Messin' around [SR] between 1977 and 1979 (a.e.) labels (Jimmy Blythe) insert (Jimmie Blythe; full name James Louis Blythe; b. Lexington, Ky.; d. Chicago, 6/14/31, barely 30; jazz pianist) African American National Biography, accessed June 08, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Blythe Jimmy; James Louis Blythe; pianist, composer / arranger, bandleader; born 20 May 1901 in Keene, Kentucky, United States; recorded around three hundred rolls for the Columbia Music Roll Company (1920's); popular songs include, Barney Google and Bow to Your Papa (1920's); began making phonograph records, initially for the Paramount label (1924); recorded with the State Street Ramblers on Gennett some of the most famous issues (1927-1931); the Chicago Stomps, recorded for Paramount and on piano roll (and published by Christensen), is the earliest known boogie-woogie composition (1924); most enduring song was probably Mecca Flat Blues, co-composed with Robinson; recorded and composed with Alex Robinson; known as the most prolific and creative artist of the time (1920's-1930's); died 21 June 1931 in Chicago, Illinois, United States) Dodds, J. The immortal Johnny Dodds [SR] 1966: label (Jimmy Blythe's Washboard Band) Jazzy jugs and washboards [SR] p1983: container (Blythe's Blue Boys; Jimmy Blythe, piano; recorded 4-23-28 for Gennett label) Red Hot Jazz WWW site, August 1, 2011 (Blythes Washboard Ragamuffins: Jimmy Blythe piano ; Johnny Dodds clarinet, alto saxophone ; Trixie Smith vocals ; Jasper Taylor washboard, wooden blocks ; unknown cornet ; unknown trombone) Dodds, J. Spirit of New Orleans (1926-1927) [SR] p1980: container (Jimmy Blythe's Owls) Chicago southside, vol. 2, [1969]: container (Jimmy Blythe Washboard Wizards) |
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