New Orleans Willie Jackson

Jazz
blues

Occupation(s)

Musician
dancer^[2]

Instrument(s)Vocals

Musical artist

New Orleans Willie Jackson (1896 or 1897 – after 1930)^[1] was an American blues and jazz singer, active in New Orleans, Louisiana, and New York City, in the 1920s.

He sang blues, jazz, and comic numbers.^[3] Jackson frequently performed with pianist Steve Lewis at Spanish Fort, New Orleans, and they recorded some phonograph records. These were made for Columbia Records between 1926 and 1928.^[4] Jackson also sang vocals in King Oliver's band, the Dixie Syncopators.^[5] Two of his songs, "How Long" and "She Keeps it Up All the Time," are featured on several New Orleans blues and jazz anthologies. He made the first recording of the track "T.B. Blues", which later became more associated with Victoria Spivey.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 514. ISBN 9780313344244.
^ Rose, Al (1999). I Remember Jazz: Six Decades Among the Great Jazzmen. LSU Press. p. 112. ISBN 9780807125717.
^ ^a ^b "New Orleans Willie Jackson | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ "Willie Jackson (vocalist) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". Adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
^ "King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators". Archived from the original on August 14, 2006. Retrieved July 30, 2006.