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J.D. Short

Jaydee Short · Jelly Jaw Short · Joe Stone · R.T. Hanen · Spider Carter
Born 26 Feb 1902Died 21 Oct 1962United States7 albums

American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist

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Biography

J. D. Short (December 26, 1902 – October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, and harmonicist with a distinctive vibrato-laden singing voice. Early in his career, he recorded under a number of pseudonyms, including Jelly Jaw Short. His noteworthy works include "Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake" and "You're Tempting Me".

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Songs written

  1. I'm Just Wastin' my Timewriter1973 · 3 releases

Songs recorded

  1. Snake Doctor Blues7 versions
  2. Barefoot Blues3 versions
  3. Grand Daddy Blues3 versions
  4. Back Door Blues2 versions
  5. Charlie Patton2 versions
  6. Fighting for Dear Old Uncle Sam2 versions
  7. It's Hard Time2 versions
  8. It’s Hard Time2 versions
  9. So Much Wine2 versions
  10. Stavin' Chain Blues2 versions
  11. Telephone Arguin' Blues2 versions
  12. Train, Bring My Baby Back2 versions
  13. You Been Cheating Me2 versions
  14. You're Gonna Need King Jesus2 versions
  15. By the Spoonful
  16. East St. Louis
  17. Going Back to Crawford, Miss.
  18. Gonna Check Up on My Baby
  19. Grand-Daddy Blues
  20. Help Me Some
  21. I'm Just Wastin' My Time
  22. J.D. Talks
  23. Let Me Mash That Thing
  24. Lonesome Swamp Rattlesnake
  25. Make Me Down a Pallet
  26. Mean Stepfather
  27. My Rare Dog
  28. Nobody Knows Chicago
  29. Rambled and Wandered
  30. Rocks & Gravel
  31. Roll & Tumble
  32. Slidin' Delta
  33. Starry Crown Blues
  34. Sweet Old Kokomo
  35. Tennessee Peaches Blues
  36. The Red River Run
  37. Wasting My Time
  38. You Got to Help Me Some
  39. You're Tempting Me

Albums

Tennessee Peaches Blues / Four O'Clock in the Morning
Tennessee Peaches Blues / Four O'Clock in the MorningPeetie Wheatstraw and “Neckbones” · 1930
Let Me Mash That Thing / Grand Daddy Blues
Let Me Mash That Thing / Grand Daddy BluesJelly Jaw Short · 1932
Snake Doctor Blues / Barefoot Blues
Snake Doctor Blues / Barefoot BluesJelly Jaw Short · 1932
Blues from the Mississippi Delta
Blues from the Mississippi DeltaSon House & J.D. Short · 1963
The Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 8
The Legacy of the Blues, Vol. 8J.D. Short · 1973
Stavin' Chain Blues
Stavin' Chain BluesBig Joe Williams and J.D. Short · 1991
The Sonet Blues Story: A Last Legacy of Blues From a Pioneer Delta Singer
The Sonet Blues Story: A Last Legacy of Blues From a Pioneer Delta SingerJ.D. Short · 2005

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