James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (June 26, 1903 - December 30, 1977[1]), was an American blues vocalist and songwriter. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both
Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Jimmy Oden sang and taught himself to play the piano in childhood. Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In his teens, he left home to go to St. Louis, Missouri (c. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee 1917 [2]) where piano-based blues was prominent. The Blues is a vocal and instrumental form of Music based on the use of the Blue notes It emerged as an accessible form of self-expression He was able to develop his vocal talents and began performing with the gifted pianist, Roosevelt Sykes. A pianist (/'piənɪst/ is a Musician who plays the Piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces play with an ensemble or Orchestra After more than ten years playing in and around St. Louis, in 1933 he and Sykes decided to move on to Chicago. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. [3]
In Chicago he was dubbed St. Louis Jimmy and there he would enjoy a solid performing and recording career for the next four decades. While Chicago became his home base, Oden traveled with a group of blues players to various places throughout the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the He recorded a large number of records, his best known coming in 1941 on the Bluebird Records label called "Goin' Down Slow. A gramophone Bluebird Records is a sub- label of RCA Victor Records originally created in 1932 to counter ARC Records in the "3 records for a dollar" In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music " Goin' Down Slow " or " Going Down Slow " is a Blues song written by St " Oden wrote a number of songs, two of which, "Take the Bitter with the Sweet" and "Soon Forgotten," were recorded by his friend, Muddy Waters. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed For the album by Redman, see Muddy Waters (album. For the college football coach see Muddy Waters (football coach.
In 1948 on Aristocrat Records Oden cut "Florida Hurricane", accompanied by the pianist Sunnyland Slim and the guitarist Muddy Waters. Aristocrat Records was started in April Albert "Sunnyland Slim" Luandrew (September 5 [4]
In 1949, Oden partnered with Joe Brown to form a small recording company called J.O.B. Records that remained in business for twenty-five years. JOB Records was a Chicago based Record label, founded by St Louis Jimmy Oden and Joe Brown in mid 1948, and specialized in Southern
After a serious road accident in 1957 he devoted himself to writing and placed material with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf ("What a Woman!") and John Lee Hooker. Chester Burnett redirects here For the American football player see Chester Burnett (American football Chester Arthur Burnett ( June 10, 1910 John Lee Hooker ( August 22, 1917 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an influential American Post-war Blues singer In 1960 he made an album with Bluesville Records, and sang on a Candid Records session with Robert Lockwood, Jr. and Otis Spann. Bluesville Records is a subsidiary of Prestige Candid Records was founded as a subsidiary of Archie Bleyer 's Cadence label in New York City in 1960. Robert Lockwood Jr, also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, ( March 27 1915 – November 21 2006) was an American Blues Otis Spann ( March 21 1930 – April 24 1970) was an American Blues Musician. [3]
Oden died, at the age of 74, in 1977 and was interred in the Restvale Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, near Chicago. The Burr Oak and Restvale cemeteries are located in Alsip Illinois, a suburb slightly southwest of the city of Chicago. Alsip is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19725 at the 2000 census
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References
- ^ All Music Guide biography
- ^ All Music Guide biography
- ^ a b Russell, Tony (1997). Performers in the Blues style range from primitive one-chord Delta players to Big bands to Country music to Rock and roll to classical The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited, p. 151. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ All Music Guide biography
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