Jimmy Blythe

James Louis Blythe (May 20, 1901 – June 14, 1931) was an American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist and composer. Blythe 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 20, 1901 (Louisville), Died June 26, 1931 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, vocalist, leader, songwriter, lyricist, speaker

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Recordings (Results 76-98 of 98 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Gennett 14076 10-in. 7/19/1928 Five o'clock stomp State Street Ramblers [Blythe's Blue Boys] Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14077 10-in. 7/19/1928 Barrel house baker State Street Ramblers [Blythe's Blue Boys] Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14078 10-in. 7/19/1928 Handful of keys State Street Ramblers [Blythe's Blue Boys] Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14079 10-in. 7/19/1928 Searching for a flat State Street Ramblers [Blythe's Blue Boys] Jazz/dance ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14080 10-in. 7/19/1928 How would you like to be me Blythe's Blue Boys Jazz/dance ensemble, with incidental singing instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14789 10-in. 2/12/1929 Mississippi stomp (Blythe's stomp) Frisky Foot Jackson and His Thumpers [King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers] Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14793 10-in. 2/12/1929 Good time mamma King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14794 10-in. 2/12/1929 Maxwell Street stomp King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14796 10-in. 2/12/1929 Nuthouse stomp King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 14797 10-in. 2/12/1929 I wanna get it King Mutt and his Tennessee Thumpers Jazz/dance band instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15547 10-in. 9/6/1929 Ain't goin' that way The Hokum Boys Male vocal duet, with clarinet, guitar, and piano vocalist, instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 15548 10-in. 9/6/1929 Went to his head The Hokum Boys Male vocal duet, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Gennett 15549 10-in. 9/6/1929 Let me pat that thing The Hokum Boys Male vocal duet, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano, vocalist  
Gennett 16210 10-in. 2/4/1930 Rocky luck blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16211 10-in. 2/4/1930 Motherless child blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16212 10-in. 2/4/1930 Mistreating blues Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16213 10-in. 2/4/1930 Root-ta-toot man Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16214 10-in. 2/4/1930 Ain't it a shame Teddy Moss Male vocal solo, with clarinet, guitar, and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16215 10-in. 2/4/1930 Ain't that some gal? Teddy Moss ; Bob Robinson Male vocal duet, with guitar and piano instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16216 10-in. 2/4/1930 Rocking and rolling Robinson's Knights of Rest Jazz ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 16217 10-in. 2/4/1930 Mean baby blues Robinson's Knights of Rest Jazz ensemble instrumentalist, piano  
Gennett 17630 10-in. 3/20/1931 Richmond stomp The Chicago Stompers ; State Street Ramblers instrumentalist, piano  
Decca 20240 10-in. December 1927 Oriental man Dixieland Thumpers instrumentalist, piano  
(Results 76-98 of 98 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blythe, Jimmy," accessed April 29, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103209.

Blythe, Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103209.

"Blythe, Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 29 April 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103209

External Sources

Wikipedia: Jimmy Blythe

Discogs: Jimmy Blythe

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LCNAR: Blythe, Jimmy, 1901-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81073523

Wikidata: Jimmy Blythe - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q363714

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/61731092

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