Jimmy Witherspoon

vocals · 1920–1997 · Gurdon

Jump blues and jazz singer active from the 1940s to the 1990s, born in Gurdon, Arkansas. His first hit, "Ain't Nobody's Business" (1949, with Jay McShann's orchestra), remained his signature, and his record from the 1959 Monterey Festival brought him back to the forefront.

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs
• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese

Landmark tracks

• S.K. Blues (1956)
• When I've Been Drinkin' (1956)
• Ain't Nobody's Business (1956)
• Wee Baby Blues (1956)
• There's Good Rockin' Tonight (1956)

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