St. Louis Jimmy Oden

James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (June 26, 1903 – December 30, 1977) was an American blues musician and songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born Nashville (capital and largest city of Tennessee, United States), Died December 30, 1977 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1953

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist

Notes: James Burke Oden was usually credited as St. Louis Jimmy Oden.

See Also: Oden, James B.

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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor BS-76825 10-in. 8/2/1933 Warning spirit Willie Kelly ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-76826 10-in. 8/2/1933 My dream blues Willie Kelly ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, composer, lyricist  
Victor BS-76827 10-in. 8/2/1933 Sittin' down thinkin' St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist  
Victor BS-070406 10-in. 11/11/1941 Monkey face blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-070407 10-in. 11/11/1941 Come day go day St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-070408 10-in. 11/11/1941 Lost ball blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-070409 10-in. 11/11/1941 Going down slow St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-074160 10-in. 3/25/1942 St. Louis woman blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-074161 10-in. 3/25/1942 Poor boy blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-074162 10-in. 3/25/1942 Back on my feet again St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-074163 10-in. 3/25/1942 Nothing but blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-074164 10-in. 3/25/1942 Soon forget you St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor BS-074165 10-in. 3/25/1942 Can't stand your evil ways St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D4AB-0320 10-in. 12/14/1944 Strange woman St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio composer, vocalist  
Victor D4AB-0321 10-in. 12/14/1944 One more break St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D4AB-0322 10-in. 12/14/1944 My story blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D4AB-0323 10-in. 12/14/1944 Bad condition St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D5AB-0392 10-in. 10/18/1945 Mother's Day St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D5AB-0393 10-in. 10/18/1945 Trouble in the land St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D5AB-0394 10-in. 10/18/1945 Dog house blues St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Victor D5AB-0395 10-in. 10/18/1945 Make up your mind St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio vocalist, composer  
Columbia CCO4602 10-in. 9/13/1946 Road to ruin Jump Jackson Band ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia CCO4603 10-in. 9/13/1946 It's killing me Jump Jackson Band ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Columbia CCO4604 10-in. 9/13/1946 Yancey's blues Jump Jackson Band ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Herald H-1018 10-in. approximately 1953 Hard luck boogie St. Louis Jimmy Oden vocalist  
(Results 1-25 of 34 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oden, St. Louis Jimmy," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993.

Oden, St. Louis Jimmy. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993.

"Oden, St. Louis Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993

External Sources

Wikipedia: St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Discogs: St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Allmusic: St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Oden, St. Louis Jimmy - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94007402

Wikidata: St. Louis Jimmy Oden - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2320344

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74041390

MusicBrainz: St. Louis Jimmy Oden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79f083f8-b24b-457f-80c2-122fc8f2908d

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