Jimmy Blythe
Jimmy Blythe
Top Songs
| 1 | Weary Way Blues | ||
| 2 | Poutin' Papa | ||
| 3 | Armout Avenue Struggle | ||
| 4 | Underworld Blues | ||
| 5 | I Won't Give You None |
Albums
May 2015 • 8 songs
Oct 2007 • 19 songs
Oct 1926 • 1 song
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Biography
Considering how many fine recording sessions he was on in Chicago in the 1920s (particularly with Johnny Dodds), it is surprising how little is known about the mysterious Jimmy Blythe. He was raised in Kentucky, moved to Chicago in 1918, and studied with pianist Clarence Jones. Blythe recorded dozens of piano rolls in the early '20s. He began cutting records in 1924 (Blythe's "Chicago Stomp" from that year is considered by some to be the first full-length boogie-woogie recording). During the next seven years, he made a few piano solos; backed singers Viola Bartlette and Alexan...