Jimmy Witherspoon

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Jimmy Witherspoon was an American blues and jazz singer known for his powerful, soulful voice and influential postwar recordings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf blues singer
human
activeYearsStart 1940s
associatedAct Count Basie NERFINISHED
Eric Burdon NERFINISHED
Robben Ford NERFINISHED
birthName James Witherspoon NERFINISHED
burialPlace Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, California NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath cancer
collaboratedWith Ben Webster NERFINISHED
Gerry Mulligan NERFINISHED
Jay McShann NERFINISHED
Lester Young NERFINISHED
T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1920-08-08
dateOfDeath 1997-09-18
era post–World War II era
ethnicity African-American
fieldOfWork music performance
recording arts
genre blues
jazz
rhythm and blues
influencedGenre West Coast blues NERFINISHED
postwar blues
instrument vocals
languageOfPerformance English
name Jimmy Witherspoon NERFINISHED
notableAlbum Evenin' Blues NERFINISHED
Roots NERFINISHED
Spoon in London NERFINISHED
Spoon's Life NERFINISHED
notableFor postwar blues recordings
powerful soulful voice
notableWork Ain't Nobody's Business NERFINISHED
No Rollin' Blues NERFINISHED
occupation singer
performedAt Monterey Jazz Festival NERFINISHED
Newport Jazz Festival NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Gurdon, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED
recordLabel Capitol Records
Prestige Records NERFINISHED
Reprise Records
Verve Records
residence California, United States
style blues shouting
vocalType baritone

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BluesWay Records releasedMusicBy Jimmy Witherspoon
Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, California, United States hasNotableBurial Jimmy Witherspoon
subject surface form: Inglewood Park Cemetery
Georgia starring Jimmy Witherspoon
subject surface form: Georgia (1995 film)