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This article is about the musician. For other uses, see Jesse Stone (disambiguation). Jesse Stone may refer to Jesse Stone (Wisconsin politician (born 1836 Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin from 1899 to 1903 Jesse Stone (1901&ndash1999
Jesse Stone
Cover of compilation album of early recordings
Cover of compilation album of early recordings
Background information
Birth name Jesse Stone
Also known as Charles (or Chuck) Calhoun
Born 16 November 1901(1901-11-16)
Atchison, Kansas
Died 1 April 1999 (aged 97)
Altamonte Springs, Florida
Genre(s) rhythm and blues, jazz, rock and roll, pop
Occupation(s) pianist, arranger, songwriter, record producer
Instrument(s) piano
Years active as musician, c. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Two views of a pedestrian mall on Commercial Street in downtown Atchison Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Altamonte Springs is a City in Seminole County Florida, United States. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra In Music, an arrangement refers either to a rewriting of a piece of existing Music with additional new material or to a fleshing-out of a compositional sketch such A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers 1920 - 1956
Label(s) Atlantic Records, others
Associated acts The Blue Serenaders, Chick Webb, Big Joe Turner, others
Website http://www.soul-patrol.com/soul/jessiestone.htm

Jesse Stone (born Atchison, Kansas, 16 November 1901 - died Altamonte Springs, Florida, 1 April 1999) was an American rhythm and blues musician and songwriter whose influence spanned a wide range of genres. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb ( February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) was a Jazz and Swing music For the Ice hockey player see Joe Turner Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr Two views of a pedestrian mall on Commercial Street in downtown Atchison Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Altamonte Springs is a City in Seminole County Florida, United States. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He also used the pseudonyms Charles Calhoun and Chuck Calhoun. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) Ahmet Ertegün stated that "Jesse Stone did more to develop the basic rock 'n' roll sound than anybody else. Ahmet Ertegün ( July 31, 1923 &ndash December 14, 2006) was the Turkish American co-founder and executive of Atlantic " [1]

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Biography

Origins and early career

Stone grew up in Kansas where he was influenced by a wide array of styles. He came from a musical family who put on minstrel shows, and performed with a trained dog act at the age of 4. By 1926 he had formed a group, the Blue Serenaders, and cut his first record, "Starvation Blues", for Okeh Records in 1927. Okeh Records began as an Independent record label based in the United States of America in For the next few years he worked as a pianist and arranger in Kansas City, recording with Julia Lee among others, and then in the 1930s organised a larger orchestra. Kansas City Missouri only Items for the metro area Kansas City Kansas or North Kansas City MO should go on their respective pages Julia Lee ( October 31 1902 - December 8 1958) was an American Blues and Dirty blues Musician.

New York in the 1930s and 1940s

Duke Ellington got Stone's orchestra, which included Coleman Hawkins, booked at the Cotton Club in 1936, and Ellington put Stone up free of charge in his apartment for four months. Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29 1899 &ndash May 24 1974 was an American Composer, Pianist, and Bandleader. Coleman Randolph Hawkins ( November 21 1904 - May 19 1969) Nicknamed "Hawk" and sometimes "Bean" was a prominent Over the next few years Stone worked as a bandleader at the Apollo Theatre, and more widely in Harlem as a songwriter and arranger, with Chick Webb's band (which included Louis Jordan), Jimmie Lunceford, and many others. William Henry Webb, usually known as Chick Webb ( February 10, 1905 – June 16, 1939) was a Jazz and Swing music Louis Jordan ( July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American Jazz, Blues and Rhythm & blues James Melvin "Jimmie" Lunceford ( June 6, 1902 &ndash July 12, 1947) was an American Jazz alto Saxophonist He made some recordings under his own name in the 1930s and 1940s.

In 1941, Stone became musical director for the all women band, the International Sweethearts of Rhythm. The International Sweethearts of Rhythm was the first integrated all women's band in the United States. He left after two years.

Stone's early writings show a deep blues influence. An early success was "Idaho", recorded by several artists, with the Benny Goodman version peaking at # 4 (pop) in 1942. The recording by Guy Lombardo sold three million copies. Gaetano Alberto "Guy" Lombardo (born June 19, 1902 in London Ontario; died November 5, 1977) was a Canadian Jimmy Dorsey recorded his composition "Sorgham Switch", later retitled "Cole Slaw" by Louis Jordan. Louis Jordan ( July 8, 1908 – February 4, 1975) was a pioneering American Jazz, Blues and Rhythm & blues Stone also recorded novelty blues records for RCA Records, and wrote the standard "Smack Dab in the Middle". RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

Atlantic Records

In 1945, with his friend Herb Abramson, he joined National Records, and two years later the pair joined the staff at Atlantic Records. Herbert C Abramson ( November 16, 1916 &ndash November 9, 1999) was an American record company executive and producer National Records was a Record label that was started in New York by Albert Green in 1945 and lasted till sometime in 1950. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock At the time, Stone was the only black person on the Atlantic payroll.

Stone worked for Atlantic as a producer, songwriter, and arranger. During a trip to the South in 1949 with Ahmet Ertegün and Herb Abramson, Stone discovered that Atlantic's records were not selling in the southern states because they lacked a certain danceable quality. Herbert C Abramson ( November 16, 1916 &ndash November 9, 1999) was an American record company executive and producer Stone later said: "I listened to the stuff that was being done by those thrown-together bands in the joints down there, and I concluded that the only thing that was missing from the stuff we were recording was the rhythm. All we needed was a bass line. So I designed a bass pattern, and it sort of became identified with rock'n'roll - doo, da-DOO, DUM; doo, da-DOO, DUM - that thing. I'm the guilty person that started that. "[1]

In 1953 he wrote Ray Charles' hit "Losing Hand" (1953), and also wrote "Money Honey", which became the first hit record for The Drifters, topping the national R&B chart for 11 weeks. Ray Charles Robinson ( September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) known by his Stage name Ray Charles, was an American For the State of Shock song see Money Honey (State of Shock song " Money Honey " written by Jesse Stone, was the The Drifters were a long-lived American Doo wop / R&B vocal group with a peak in popularity from 1953 to 1962 though several splinter Drifters continue to perform today The following year, he arranged "Sh-Boom" by The Chords. " Sh-Boom " (sometimes referred to as " Life Could Be a Dream " is widely considered to be the first popular Doo-Wop song The Chords was a 1950s American Doo wop group whose lone hit was " Sh-Boom "

As Charles Calhoun

On Ertegün's advice, Stone used the pseudonym of Charles E. Calhoun, a name appropriated from an unknowing local builder, on his BMI tunes to avoid conflict with his membership in the other music licensing society, ASCAP. Broadcast Music Incorporated ( BMI) is a US Performing rights organization. The American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers ( ASCAP) is a non-profit Performance rights organization that protects its His best known composition as Calhoun was "Shake, Rattle and Roll". " Shake Rattle and Roll " is a prototypical Twelve bar blues -form Rock and roll song written in 1954 by Jesse Stone under his assumed songwriting The song was first recorded by Big Joe Turner in 1954 for Atlantic and was a major hit for the rhythm and blues artist, often cited as one of the first rock and roll records. For the Ice hockey player see Joe Turner Big Joe Turner (born Joseph Vernon Turner Jr There are many candidates for the title of the first rock and roll record, but it is arguable whether any such thing exists An even bigger success was a cover version of the song recorded later in 1954 for Decca Records by Bill Haley & His Comets. In Popular music, a cover version, or simply cover, is a new rendition ( Performance or Recording) of a previously recorded commercially released Decca Records is a British Record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. This article is specifically about the rock and roll band See Bill Haley for biographical information regarding Haley himself This version became one of the first rock and roll recordings to sell a million copies and be an international success (predating Haley's better-known "Rock Around the Clock" by nearly a year). For the movie named after the song see Rock Around the Clock (film.

Stone also co-wrote "Flip, Flop and Fly" with Turner, which was another hit (Haley was also fond of the song and recorded it no less than three times during his career). Stone also had additional Haley connections: another Haley hit, 1955's "Razzle-Dazzle", was written by Stone under the Calhoun pseudonym. Stone is also credited as co-writer (along with James E. Myers a. James E Myers ( October 26 1919 - May 9 2001) was an American songwriter actor producer and Raconteur. k. a. Jimmy DeKnight, co-writer of "Rock Around the Clock") of "Rattle My Bones", a song recorded in 1956 by the Comets spin-off group, The Jodimars. The Jodimars was an American Rock and roll band that was formed in the summer of 1955 and remained active until 1958

As a bandleader, Stone recorded several singles in the late 1940s and mid 1950s, on RCA Victor, Atlantic and other labels, either under his own name or as "Chuck", "Charles" or "Charlie" Calhoun. RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment.

Later career and retirement

In 1956, with Hal Fein and Charles Singleton, he launched the publishing company Roosevelt Music. In 1961, after a brief and temporary retirement, Stone was recruited to run Randy Records in Chicago, a company with underworld connections. However, he left after a few years, moving first to New York and then Florida.

Stone was honored by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1992 with a Pioneer Award. The Rhythm and Blues Foundation is an independent American Nonprofit organization dedicated to the historical and cultural preservation of Rhythm and blues Stone died at age 97 in Florida. [2]

Legacy

References

  1. ^ a b Nick Tosches, Unsung Heroes Of Rock 'n' Roll (2nd ed. Nick Tosches (born 1949) is an American Writer, Journalist, Novelist, Biographer, and Poet. 1991), page 12-21.
  2. ^ Associated Press (April 4, 1999). Jesse Stone, 97, Developer of Rock's Early Hits.

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