New Orleans Willie Jackson
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New Orleans Willie Jackson was an American blues and jazz singer, active in New Orleans, Louisiana and New York City in the 1920s.
He sang blues, jazz, and comic numbers.[1] He frequently performed with pianist Steve Lewis at Spanish Fort, New Orleans and they recorded some phonograph records. These were made for Columbia Records between 1926 and 1928.[2] He also sang vocals in King Oliver's band the Dixie Syncopators.[3] Two of his songs, "How Long" and "She Keeps it Up All the Time," are featured on several New Orleans blues and jazz anthologies. He made the first recording of the track "T.B. Blues", which later became more associated with Victoria Spivey.[1]
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- ^ Jump up to: a b "New Orleans Willie Jackson | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Willie Jackson (vocalist) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". Adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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