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Papa CHARLIE JACKSON
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In 1924 he recorded his first solo sides for the Paramount label, "Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues" and "Airy Man Blues", and followed these shortly after with “Salty Dog Blues” and Salt Lake City Blues”. He also recorded duets the following year with Ida Cox, Ma Rainey and Lottie Kimbrough. It was common practice in the early part of the twentieth century for musicians to play and record as both solo blues acts and as ensemble players in the early jazz bands since the distinctions of musical “genres” did not exist as they do today. During the period of the 1920’s Jackson became a member of many of the hot groups of the time in and around Chicago. Significantly in 1926 Jackson played the banjo on “Salty Dog” and “Stockyard Strut” when it was recorded by ‘Freddie Keppard and his Jazz Cardinals’, and which also featured New Orleans stalwart Johnny Dodds on clarinet. Jackson also recorded with ‘Tiny Parham and his Musicians’ with whom he recorded between 1927 and 1930, the band featuring Punch Miller, Kid Ory and a young Milt Hinton. In 1929 Jackson recorded for Paramount with "Blind" Arthur Blake, but left the label the following year and didn’t record again until 1934, when he had a session with Okey that included his ex-pupil and friend Big Bill Broonzy. He didn’t record again and it is very likely that he died in Chicago around 1938 although the exact circumstances and detail have never been established. Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues |