Jimmy Blythe (1901-1931)
Last updated: 17.02.23
According to the Internet source given below, James Louis Blythe was an American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and composer born in South Keene, Kentucky. He is known to have recorded as many as 300 piano rolls, and his song "Chicago Stomp" is considered one of the earliest examples of boogie-woogie music to be recorded.
Of ragtime interest is Bull Fiddle Rag (1928).
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Jimmy Blythe | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
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Monty Sunshine | Monty Sunshine in London | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)        |
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Bessie Smith | Bessie Smith 1923-1924 | |
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Various Artists | Boogie Woogie Blues | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | The Greatest Jazz, Blues and Ragtime of the Century | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | The Greatest Ragtime of the Century | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Various Artists | That Devilin' Tune | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Butch Thompson | Butch Thompson Plays Jelly Roll Morton Piano Solos | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 23 works by Jimmy Blythe (1901-1931).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located.
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Bohunkus Blues | 1920s | ||
| Brown-Skin Mama | 1920s | ||
| Chicago Buzz | 1920s | Vol Stevens (words) | |
| East Coast Trot | 1920s | Vol Stevens (words) | |
| Easy Come Easy Go Blues | 1920s | Jimmy Bertrand (words) | |
| Little Bits | 1920s | ||
| Mecca Flat Blues | 1920s | Alexander Robinson (words) Steve Graham (words) |
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| Messin' Around | 1920s | ||
| Oriental Man | 1920s | ||
| Stomp Time Blues | 1920s | ||
| Stomp Your Stuff | 1920s | ||
| ⇑ Struggling | 1920s | ||
| Jimmie Blues | 1925 | Aletha Dickerson (words) | |
| Walking Blues, The | 1927 | arr Axel Christensen |  |
| Ape Man | 1928 | |
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| Bull Fiddle Rag | 1928 | ||
| Dustin' the Piano | 1928 | Buddy Burton (words) | |
| Alley Rat Blues | ? | ||
| Fast Stuff Blues | ? | ||
| Fat Meat and Greens | ? | ||
| Mr. Freddie Blues | ? | ||
| Old Man Blues | ? | ||
| Regal Stomp | ? |