Papa Charlie Jackson
Papa Charlie Jackson (November 10, 1887 – May 7, 1938) was an early American bluesman and songster who accompanied himself with a banjo guitar, a guitar, or a ukulele. His recording career began in 1924. Much of his life remains a mystery, but his draft card lists his birthplace as New Orleans, Louisiana, and his death certificate states that he died in Chicago, Illinois, on May 7, 1938. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1885 (New Orleans), Died May 7, 1938 (Chicago)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1925 - 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, banjo
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-34180 | 10-in. | 12/28/1925 | Shake that thing | Busse's Buzzards | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Victor | BS-80613 | 10-in. | 6/14/1934 | At the break of day | Big Bil | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Victor | BS-80614 | 10-in. | 6/14/1934 | I want to go home | Big Bil | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | instrumentalist, banjo | |
Columbia | 141188 | 10-in. | 10/24/1925 | Shake that thing | Jim Dandies | Jazz/dance quartet | composer | |
Columbia | W141203 | 10-in. | 10/28/1925 | Salty dog | Fowler's Washboard Wonders | Instrumental quartet | composer | |
Columbia | W141429 | 10-in. | 12/23/1925 | Shake that thing | Ethel Waters ; Pearl Wright | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer | |
Columbia | W142252 | 10-in. | 5/26/1926 | Salty dog | Fletcher Henderson ; Clara Smith | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W143116 | 10-in. | 11/8/1926 | Coal man blues | Peg Leg Howell | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W143929 | 10-in. | 4/7/1927 | Salty dog blues | Allen Brothers | Vocal and instrumental duet | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W145367 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | Corn liquor blues | Lewis Black | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar | composer | |
OKeh | 73837 | 10-in. | 12/15/1925 | Shake that thing | Clarence Williams’ Blue Five ; Eva Taylor | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E2046-E2048 | 10-in. | 1/6/1926 | Shake that thing | Viola McCoy | Female vocal solo, with violin, cornet, and piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E5022-E5023 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Salty dog blues | McGee Brothers | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E5024-E5025 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Salt Lake City blues | McGee Brothers | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E17824-E17827 | 10-in. | 2/1/1926 | Shake that thing | Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | composer | |
Edison | 10930 | 10-in. | 4/16/1926 | "Shake" | Golden Gate Orchestra [California Ramblers] | Jazz/dance band | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jackson, Papa Charlie," accessed November 2, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106245.
Jackson, Papa Charlie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 2, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106245.
"Jackson, Papa Charlie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 2 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Papa Charlie Jackson
Discogs: Papa Charlie Jackson
Allmusic: Papa Charlie Jackson
IMDb: Papa Charlie Jackson
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Jackson, Papa Charlie, 1887-1938 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n90665946
Wikidata: Papa Charlie Jackson - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q322760
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5120393
MusicBrainz: Papa Charlie Jackson - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0b0d027-826a-4d22-97db-d89256302a8b
ISNI: 0000 0000 3981 8302 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000039818302
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