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Born: 1885 in New Orleans, LA
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's
Died: 1938 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Blues

Biography:
Papa Charlie Jackson was the first bluesman to record, beginning in 1924 with the Paramount label, playing a hybrid banjo-guitar (six strings tuned like a guitar but with a banjo body that gave it a lighter resonance) and ukulele. And apart from his ...More >>

Discography: 2002 Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues 1992 Complete Works, Vols. 1-3 1991 Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1928-1934) 1991 Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2: (1926-1928) 1991 Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1: (1924-1926) More >>

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