Jimmy Witherspoon
American jump blues singer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other persons with the same first and last name, see James Witherspoon.
James Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 ā September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer.[1]
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Jimmy Witherspoon | |
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Born | (1920-08-08)August 8, 1920 Gurdon, Arkansas, U.S. |
Died | September 18, 1997(1997-09-18) (aged 77) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Genres | Blues, jump blues[1] |
Occupation(s) | Singer |
Years active | 1940sā1995 |
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