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Biography
Papa Charlie Jackson (c. 1885 & ndash; 1938) was an early United States|American blues man and songster . He played a hybrid banjo guitar and ukulele , his sound recording and reproduction|recording career beginning in 1924. Much of his life remains a mystery, but it is probable that he was born in New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans , Louisiana , and died in Chicago , Illinois in 1938.Allmusic|class=artist|id=p385/biography|pure_url=yes Allmusic biography - accessed January 2008
Career
Born Charles Alexander Jackson , http://www.paramountshome.org/modules.php? op=modload& name=PagEd& file=index& topic_id=5& page_id=76 Paramountshome.org biography - accessed January 2008 he originally performed in Minstrel show|minstrel and medicine show s. Jackson was playing all around Chicago in the early 1920s. He was noted for busking at Chicago's Maxwell Street|Maxwell Street Market . He soon recorded "Papa's Lawdy Lawdy Blues" and "Airy Man Blues", the first commercially successful, self-accompanied recordings, by a male singer of the blues. One of his following tracks, " Salty Dog Blues ", became his most famous song. He soon began cutting gramophone record|records with Ida Cox , Hattie McDaniel and Ma Rainey .
The late 1920s saw Jackson reach the pinnacle of his career, recording "Papa Charlie and Blind Blake Talk About It" (a two-part song) with Blind Blake . A few more recordings followed before the 1930s, but then Jackson left Paramount Records and moved to Okeh Records , recording with Big Bill Broonzy .cite book | first= Tony | last= Russell | year= 1997 | title= The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray | edition= | publisher= Carlton Books Limited | location= Dubai | page= 123 | isbn= 1-85868-255-X
His importance in the history of the blues has been lessened by several factors. His flair for unique and irreverent material, similar to that of Charley Patton , along with his fast upbeat tempo which made his records sell, did not fit into the traditional blues category. His records were of poor quality since about half of his 66 sides were recorded with an acoustic horn, not a microphone . The rest contained a lot of "hiss" since Paramount used inferior quality materials in their pressing of records. Also, his banjo was not viewed as a traditional blues instrument. However, no one has duplicated his unique performances.
Legacy
Jackson's "Shake That Thing" was cover version|covered by Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions (album)|Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions in 1964. "Loan Me Your Heart" appeared on The Wildparty Sheiks eponymous album in 2002. The Carolina Chocolate Drops recorded "Your Baby Ain't Sweet Like Mine" on their Grammy Award winning 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig , and often played the song in interviews after its release.
In 1973 Jackson's song "Shake That Thing" was briefly featured in the Sanford and Son episode, "The BlindMellow Jelly Collection". Fred, played by Redd Foxx , could be seen dancing and singing to it at the beginning of the episode.
http://www.wirz.de/music/jacksonp.htm Illustrated Papa Charlie Jackson discography
http://www.redhotjazz.com/jackson.html Biography and discography @ Redhotjazz.com
http://www.paramountshome.org/index.php? option=com_content& view=article& id=82:william-henry-qpapa-charlieq-jackson& catid=45:new-york-recording-laboratoriesartist& Itemid=54 Extensive biography and notes on style from Paramount website
Persondata | NAME = Jackson, Papa Charlie | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Jackson, Charles Alexander | SHORT DESCRIPTION = United States|American blues man and songster | DATE OF BIRTH = 1885 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = 1938 | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Papa Charlie Category:1885 births Category:1938 deaths Category:Blues musicians from New Orleans, Louisiana Category:African American banjoists Category:American blues singers Category:American male singers Category:Songster musicians Category:American banjoists Category:American buskers Category:People from Chicago, Illinois
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