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Jimmy Blythe
From: Guy Rathbun
Series: the Club McKenzie: Your 1920s Jazz Speakeasy
Length: 01:01:02
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Here is one of the overlooked jazz pianists who, if he's lived beyond his 30-years, would rank with Early Hines and Count Basie. Very little is known about this quite man with a zest for the new music.
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Broadcast History
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Timing and Cues
Segment #1 INCUE @ 00:00: Theme …
Segment #1 OUTCUE @ 19:06: “After this breaf break”
1st :62 second break with music bed.
Segment #2 INCUE @ 20:08: music
Segment #2 OUTCUE @ 37:42: “ … in just a moment”
2nd :62 second break with music bed.
Segment #3 INCUE @ 38:44: “Welcome back to the … “
Segment #3 OUTCUE @ 58:59: … theme ends.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poutin' Papa | Jimmy Blythe’s Owls | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Hot Stuff | Jimmy Blythe’s Owls | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Have Mercy | Jimmy Blythe’s Owls | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| There’ll Come a Day | State Street Ramblers | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Bull Fiddle Blues | The Midnight Rounders | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Isabella | Jimmy Bertrand’s Washboard Wizards | LP | 1929 | 00:00 | |
| Wild Man Blues | The Chicago Stompers | LP | 1931 | 00:00 | |
| Pleasure Mad | Blythe’s Blue Boys | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Weary Way Blues | Jimmy Blythe’s Owls | LP | 1927 | 00:00 | |
| Shake Your Shimmy | The Midnight Rounders | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Stomp Your Stuff | The Chicago Stompers | LP | 1931 | 00:00 | |
| Alley Rat | Jimmy Blythe | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| My Baby | Blythe’s Blue Boys | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Sweet Papa | Jimmy Blythe | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| Some Do and Some Don’t | Blythe’s Blue Boys | LP | 1928 | 00:00 | |
| I Won’t Give You None | Jimmy Bertrand’s Washboard Wizards | LP | 1929 | 00:00 |
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