Mike Jackson

Mike Jackson (December 23, 1888, Louisville, Kentucky – June 21, 1945, New York City) was an American jazz pianist and composer. The details of Jackson's early life are not known. In 1921, he began composing songs for the publisher Joe Davis, and soon after worked as an accompanist for a number of early jazz and blues recordings, with Clara Smith, Alberta Hunter, Laura Smith, Thomas Morris (including the New Orleans Blue Five and the Dixie Jazzers Washboard Band), Perry Bradford, and Buddy Christian. He also recorded under his own name as Jackson and His Southern Stompers. With Morris, he worked in the vaudeville show The Wicked Age in 1927. He emigrated to Montreal in 1928, but returned to New York in 1930, where he continued working as a composer. His compositions included "The Louisville Blues", written with Bob Ricketts in 1921 and recorded by W.C. Handy in 1923; "Scandal Blues" and "Black Hearse Blues", both written in 1925; and "Slender, Tender and Tall" and "Hey, Knock Me a Kiss", both of which were recorded by Jimmie Lunceford and Louis Jordan among others.

Birth and Death Data: Born December 23, 1888 (Louisville), Died June 21, 1945 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano, songwriter, baritone vocal, lyricist

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 26-50 of 61 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BVE-37691	10-in.	2/26/1927	I'm down right now but I won't be down always	Alberta Hunter	Female vocal solo, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-37786	10-in.	2/16/1927	'Way after one and my daddy ain't come home yet	Edna Winston	Female vocal solo, with instrumental quintet	composer
Victor	BVE-37822	10-in.	2/16/1927	Blue black bottom	Fats Waller	Piano solo	composer
Victor	BVE-38930	10-in.	5/24/1927	Don't you let your head hang down	Robert Cooksey ; Bobby Leecan	Guitar and harmonica duet	composer
Victor	BVE-39668	10-in.	7/18/1927	Dixie bo-bo	Taskiana Four	Male vocal quartet, with piano	instrumentalist, piano
Victor	BVE-40080	10-in.	11/14/1927	Bye bye Florence	Bert Howell	Male vocal solo, with pipe organ	composer
Victor	BS-028137	10-in.	10/20/1938	Blue grass	Peg LaCentra ; Jerry Sears	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Victor	BS-075528	10-in.	6/29/1942	Knock me a kiss	Erskine Hawkins Orchestra ; Ida James	Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo	composer
Victor	[Trial 1926-07-02-01]	10-in.	7/2/1926	The sho' nuff blues	Mike Jackson	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Victor	[Trial 1926-07-02-02]	10-in.	7/2/1926	Talkin' too much	Mike Jackson	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist, baritone vocal
Columbia	W141044	10-in.	9/24/1925	Onery blues	Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W141045	10-in.	9/24/1925	You get mad	Clara Smith	Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with jazz/dance band	lyricist, composer
Columbia	W141932	10-in.	4/8/1926	Bootlegging daddy	Bessie Brown ; George W. Williams	Female-male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with piano	composer
Columbia	W142589	10-in.	9/3/1926	Numbers on the brain	Buddy Christian ; Willie Jackson	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with banjo	composer
Columbia	W142727	10-in.	10/4/1926	Wasn't it nice	Howell, Horsley, and Bradford	Male vocal trio, with ukulele and piano	songwriter
Columbia	142854	10-in.	10/21/1926	Wasn't it nice?	Georgia Strutters	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	songwriter
Columbia	W143349	10-in.	1/25/1927	Candy lips	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W146366	10-in.	5/29/1928	I need you	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W146825	10-in.	8/1/1928	The keyboard express	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W147385	10-in.	11/2/1928	Meat man Pete	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W148639	10-in.	5/28/1929	Them things got me	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
Columbia	W148744	10-in.	6/21/1929	Whoop it up	Clarence Williams’ Jazz Kings	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
Columbia	W151601	10-in.	6/12/1931	Pete, the dealer in meat	Vance Dixon ; Pencils	Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo	composer, lyricist
OKeh	S-71151	10-in.	January 1923	Louisville blues	Handy's Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	songwriter
OKeh	S-73391	10-in.	June 1925	You can dip your bread in my gravy, but you can't have none of my chops	Virginia Liston	Female vocal solo, with piano, mandolin, and banjo	songwriter

(Results 26-50 of 61 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Mike," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113735.

Jackson, Mike. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/113735.

"Jackson, Mike." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.