Jay McShann

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Born
12 January 1916
Born In
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
Died
7 December 2006 (aged 90)
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1936, and set up his own big band, which featured Charlie Parker (from 1937 to 1942), Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster and Walter Brown. Although its book included both swing and blues numbers, the band played blues on most of its records; its most popular re… read more
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansa… read more
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1936, and set up his own big ban… read more

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1 Play track The Last of the Blue Devils 'Tain't Nobody's Biz'ness If I Do
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2 With Kansas City In Mind Blues and Sentimental
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3 If You Need Me Confessin' the blues
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4 Play track The Last of the Blue Devils Blue Devil Jump
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5 Tain't Nobodys Business Tain't Nobodys Business
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6 The Last of the Blue Devils Hootie blues
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7 My Baby with the Black Dress On Vine Street Boogie
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8 Confessin The Blues (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (Paris, France 1969)) Stompinin K.C.
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9 Play track The Last of the Blue Devils My Chile
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10 The Last of the Blue Devils 'fore Day Rider
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  1. 24,626 listeners

    1 Jun 2017 · 17 tracks

    If You Need Me
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  2. 11,877 listeners

    1 Jan 1978 · 10 tracks

    The Last of the Blue Devils
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  3. 5,023 listeners

    1992 · 21 tracks

    Blues From Kansas City
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  4. 2,542 listeners

    16 Jun 1998 · 15 tracks

    My Baby with the Black Dress On
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