Frankie Half Pint Jaxon

Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon, born Frank Devera Jackson (March 3, 1896 or 1897 – May 15, 1953), was an African American vaudeville singer, stage designer and comedian, popular in the 1920s and 1930s.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1895 (Montgomery), Died May 15, 1953 (Los Angeles)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1926 - 1940

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist, arranger, songwriter, speaker

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 87 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Brunswick C3314 10-in. 4/18/1929 Boot it, boy Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C3315 10-in. 4/18/1929 My daddy rocks me Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C3585 10-in. 6/11/1929 It’s heated Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C3586 10-in. 6/11/1929 Jive man blues Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C3805 10-in. 7/9/1929 I wonder where my easy rider’s gone? Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C3806 10-in. 7/9/1929 Come on, mama, do that dance Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C3927 10-in. 7/22/1929 Corinne blues Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C3939 10-in. 7/23/1929 Mama don’t allow no easy riders here Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C3940 10-in. 7/23/1929 Saturday night scrontch Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C3970 10-in. 7/30/1929 I want two wings to veil my face Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers Vocal ensemble vocalist  
Brunswick C3971 10-in. 7/30/1929 Give me that old time religion Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers Vocal ensemble vocalist  
Brunswick C4099 10-in. 8/16/1929 A jazz sermon Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C4176 10-in. 8/28/1929 Christ was born on Christmas morn Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers Vocal ensemble vocalist, arranger  
Brunswick C4212 10-in. 8/27/1929 Take it easy Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with cornet, piano, and traps vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C4213 10-in. 8/27/1929 Take it easy Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with cornet, piano, and traps vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C4300 10-in. 9/5/1929 Head rag hop Romeo Nelson Piano solo, with talk speaker  
Brunswick C4917 10-in. 12/6/1929 You got to wet it Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Punches Delegates of Pleasure Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C4917 10-in. 12/7/1929 You got to wet it Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Punches Delegates of Pleasure Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C4918 10-in. 12/6/1929 Down home in Kentuck Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Punches Delegates of Pleasure Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C4918 10-in. 12/7/1929 Down home in Kentuck Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Punches Delegates of Pleasure Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C5043 10-in. 12/23/1929 Kunjine baby Georgia Tom ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Male vocal solo and male vocal trio, with guitar and piano vocalist  
Brunswick C5998 10-in. Aug. 1930 You rascal you Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C5999 10-in. Aug. 1930 She can love so good Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C6079 10-in. Sept. 1930 She can love so good Hokum Jug Band ; Frankie Half Pint Jaxon ; Tampa Red Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo vocalist  
Brunswick C6459 10-in. 10/28/1930 Scuddlin’ Frankie Half Pint Jaxon Male vocal solo, with guitar, piano, and traps vocalist  
(Results 26-50 of 87 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110354.

Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110354.

"Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110354

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LCNAR: Jaxon, Frankie Half Pint, 1895-1953 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96052410

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