J. D. Short
J.D. Short (December 26, 1902 – October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist with a distinctive vibrato-laden singing voice. Early in his career, he recorded under a number of pseudonyms, including Jelly Jaw Short. His noteworthy works include "Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake" and "You're Tempting Me". |
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Birth and Death Data: Born February 26th, 1902 (Port Gibson), Died October 21st, 1962 (St. Louis)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, guitar
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-69408 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | She got Jordan River in her hips | R. T. Hanen | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BVE-69409 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Happy days blues | R. T. Hanen | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-76835 | 10-in. | 8/2/1933 | Never mind blues | Georgia Boyd | Female vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Short, J. D.," accessed January 24, 2021, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106205.
Short, J. D.. (2021). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106205.
"Short, J. D.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2021. Web. 24 January 2021.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Short, J. D., 1902-1962 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90618213
Wikidata: J.D. Short - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12232446
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/198095/
MusicBrainz: J.D. Short - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/5e66d236-4142-41be-959b-d061ebc8f6b1
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