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Neben seiner regulären Band spielte McShann im Trio mit Gene Ramey und Gus Johnson Ende April 1941 für Decca den Song Confessin’ the Blues ein; Sänger war Walter Brown. Er erreichte Rang 24 der Billboard Top 30. Erst im Juli 1943 gelang ihn mit seinem Orchester und dem Bandsänger Al Hibbler ein weiterer Hit mit Get Me on Your ...
His first recordings were all with Charlie Parker, the first as the Jay McShann Orchestra on August 9, 1940. The band played both swing and blues numbers, but played blues on most of its records; its most popular recording was "Confessin' the Blues" with Walter Brown on vocals. The group disbanded when McShann was drafted into the ...
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Walter Brown (August 17, 1917 – June 1956) [1] [2] was an American blues shouter who sang with Jay McShann 's band in the 1940s and co-wrote their biggest hit, "Confessin' the Blues". Brown was born in Dallas, Texas. He joined McShann's orchestra, which also included the saxophonist Charlie Parker, in 1941. [2] .
In 1941, with Walter Brown as vocalist, the band recorded its most popular hit, ‘Confessin' the Blues,' for Decca Records. However, the group disbanded two years later when McShann was drafted into Army. Jay returned to Kansas City in 1950 and continued to play in local clubs and tour regionally with small combos.
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31. Aug. 2017 · TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. Let's get back to our 30th anniversary retrospective. We return again to 1987 for this interview with Jay McShann, who was considered the last of the great ...
