Frankie Half Pint Jaxon

Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, born Frank Devera Jackson (March 3, 1896 or 1897 – May 15, 1953), was an African American vaudeville singer, stage designer and comedian, popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1895 (Montgomery), Died May 15, 1953 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, arranger, songwriter, speaker

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Recordings (Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C6460 10-in. 10/28/1930 Chocolate to the bone Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and traps vocalist  
Brunswick MEM95 10-in. 7/11/1939 Fan it Swift Jewel Cowboys String band composer  
Gennett 12919 10-in. 7/12/1927 Can't you wait till you get home? Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with piano and washboard vocalist  
Gennett 12920 10-in. 7/12/1927 I'm gonna steal you a million dollars Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with piano and washboard vocalist  
Gennett 12941 10-in. 7/21/1927 Willie the Weeper Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Blanche Smith Walton Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Gennett 12959 10-in. 8/1/1927 She's got "it" Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Gennett 12960 10-in. 8/1/1927 I'm gonna dance wit de guy wot brung me Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Gennett 12965 10-in. 8/3/1927 Twiddlin' my thumbs Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Gennett 12966 10-in. 8/3/1927 Corinne Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Decca 62425 10-in. 7/20/1937 No need knockin' on the blind Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 62428 10-in. 7/20/1937 Chocolate to the bone Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 62438 10-in. 7/22/1937 In my miz Prince Budda and his Boys vocalist  
Decca 62439 10-in. 7/22/1937 When a woman gets the blues Prince Budda and his Boys vocalist  
Decca 63664 10-in. 4/22/1938 She loves so good Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 63665 10-in. 4/22/1938 Riff it Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 63666 10-in. 4/22/1938 Some sweet day Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 63667 10-in. 4/22/1938 I'm gonna steal you Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 63668 10-in. 4/22/1938 I knocks myself out Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 63669 10-in. 4/22/1938 They put the big britches on me Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 65607 10-in. 5/19/1939 Don't pan me (Please don't talk about me when I'm gone) Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 65608 10-in. 5/19/1939 Callin' Corrine Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 65609 10-in. 5/19/1939 You can't put that monkey on my back Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 65610 10-in. 5/19/1939 Fan it boogie woogie Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 67271 10-in. 3/5/1940 When they play them blues Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
Decca 67272 10-in. 3/5/1940 Something's goin' on wrong Frankie Half Pint Jaxon vocalist  
(Results 51-75 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint," accessed April 19, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110354.

Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110354.

"Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 19 April 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/110354

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