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Papa Charlie Jackson
12+ albums
bluesfolkbanjo20scountry blues
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Papa Charlie Jackson (November 10, 1887 – May 7, 1938) was an American bluesman and songster who accompanied himself with a banjo guitar, a guitar, or a ukulele. His recording career began in 1924. Much of his life remains a mystery, but his draft card lists his birthplace as New Orleans, Louisiana, and his death certificate states that he died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 1938. Born William Henry Jackson, he originally performed in minstrel and medicine shows. From the early 1920s into the 1930s, he played frequent club dates in Chicago and was noted for busking at Chicago's Maxwell Street Market. In August 1924, he recorded the commercially successful "Airy Man Blues" and "Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues" for Paramount Records. One of his sunsequent tracks, "Salty Dog Blues", became his most famous song. Among his recordings are several in which he accompanied classic female blues singers, such as Ida Cox, Hattie McDaniel, and Ma Rainey. According to the blues writer Bruce Eder, Jackson achieved "a musical peak of sorts in September of 1929 when he got to record with his longtime idol, Blind Arthur Blake, often known as the king of ragtime guitar during this period. 'Papa Charlie and Blind Blake Talk About It' parts one and two are among the most unusual sides of the late '20s, containing elements of blues jam session, hokum recording, and ragtime." A few more recordings for the Paramount label followed in 1929 and 1930. In 1934 Jackson recorded for Okeh Records, and the foll
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Papa Charlie Jackson Vol. 2 (1926 - 1928)
Papa Charlie Jackson Vol. 1 (1924 - 1926)
Papa Charlie Jackson Vol. 3 (1928 - 1934)
Collection 1924-34
Presenting Papa Charlie Jackson
The Complete Recorded Works 1924-1934
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Too Late, Too Late Vol. 11 (1924-1939)
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Please Warm My Weiner: Old Time Hokum Blues
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Shake That Thing
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The Rise & Fall of Paramount Records, Volume 1 (1917-1927)
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TTRH Season 3 - 01 - Money, Part 1
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The Definitive Charley Patton (Disc 1): A Spoonful Blues