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    Biography

    One of the great blues singers of the post-World War II period, Jimmy Witherspoon was also versatile enough to fit comfortably into the jazz world. Witherspoon was born on August 8, 1920, in Gurdon, AR. As a child, he sang in a church choir, and made his debut recordings with Jay McShann for Philo and Mercury in 1945 and 1946. His own first recordings, using McShann's ...more
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    Lyrics

  • "Ain't Nobody's Business" - Cookin' the Blues, Vol. 1
  • "How Long Blues" - Live at the Renaissance
  • "Trouble in Mind" - Live at the Renaissance
  • "Ain't Nobody's Business" - Urban Blues Singing Legend: 1949-1951
  • "In the Evening (Alternate Take)" - Urban Blues Singing Legend (Box Set)
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    Clips

  • Ain't Nobody's Business
  • Cain River Blues
  • I'll Always Be in Love With You
  • Night Life
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    Albums

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