| LC control no. | n 85076522 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Witherspoon, Jimmy |
| Variant(s) | Witherspoon, James Spoon (Musician) Witherspoon, Spoon |
| Birth date | 19210818 |
| Death date | 19970918 |
| Place of birth | Gurdon, Ark. |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) Jazz Rhythm and blues music |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Rhythm and blues musicians Jazz musicians |
| Found in | Jimmy Witherspoon sings the blues [SR] p1983: label (Jimmy Witherspoon) Who's been jivin' you [SR] 1984, p1983: liner notes (Jimmy Witherspoon, blues shouter; b. Gurson, Ark., Aug. 18, 1923) New Grove dict. of jazz (Witherspoon, Jimmy (James); b. Aug. 8, 1923, Gurdon, AR; singer) Notes, June 1998: p. 883 (Witherspoon, Jimmy; d. Sept. 18, 1997, age 74, Los Angeles, CA; American jazz and blues singer) Grovemusic.com, 7/30/03 (b. 18 Aug 1921; according to his son, Witherspoon's previously published birthdate of 8 August 1923 is incorrect) Grove music online, September 11, 2013 (Witherspoon, Jimmy (James; Spoon); born August 18, 1921, Gurdon, AR; died September 18, 1997, Los Angeles; American singer) Wikipedia, September 11, 2013 (Jimmy Witherspoon; born James Witherspoon, August 8, 1920, Gurdon, Arkansas; died September 18, 1997; American jump blues singer) Oxford music online, September 11, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Witherspoon, JImmy; born James Witherspoon, August 8, 1923, Gurdon, Arkansas; died September 18, 1997, Los Angeles, California; blues singer who crossed over into rock, jazz and R&B territory) FamilySearch WWW site, September 11, 2013 (in California, Death index, 1940-1997: Jimmy John Witherspoon; born August 18, 1921, Arkansas; died September 18, 1997, Los Angeles, California; mother's name: Tatum) <https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VP3R-387> Encyclopedia of Arkansas history & culture WWW site, September 11, 2013 (Jimmy "Spoon" Witherspoon (1921?-1997); James John (Jimmy) Witherspoon, also known by the nickname "Spoon"; a versatile singer who achieved commercial success and critical acclaim in the genres of blues, jazz, and rhythm and blues; his1947 recording "Ain't nobody's busines" was a hit in 1949 and became his signature song; born in Gurdon (Clark County), Arkansas, to Leonard Witherspoon and Eva Tatum Witherspoon) <http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=4834> |
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