St. Louis Jimmy Oden

James Burke "St. Louis Jimmy" Oden (June 26, 1903 – December 30, 1977) was an American blues singer and songwriter.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 26, 1905 (Nashville), Died December 30, 1977 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer, lyricist

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-76825	10-in.	8/2/1933	Warning spirit	Willie Kelly ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-76826	10-in.	8/2/1933	My dream blues	Willie Kelly ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano	lyricist, composer, vocalist
Victor	BS-76827	10-in.	8/2/1933	Sittin' down thinkin'	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano	vocalist
Victor	BS-070406	10-in.	11/11/1941	Monkey face blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-070407	10-in.	11/11/1941	Come day go day	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-070408	10-in.	11/11/1941	Lost ball blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-070409	10-in.	11/11/1941	Going down slow	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with piano and improvised string bass	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-074160	10-in.	3/25/1942	St. Louis woman blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-074161	10-in.	3/25/1942	Poor boy blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-074162	10-in.	3/25/1942	Back on my feet again	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-074163	10-in.	3/25/1942	Nothing but blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-074164	10-in.	3/25/1942	Soon forget you	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	BS-074165	10-in.	3/25/1942	Can't stand your evil ways	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	D4AB-0320	10-in.	12/14/1944	Strange woman	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	composer, vocalist
Victor	D4AB-0321	10-in.	12/14/1944	One more break	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	D4AB-0322	10-in.	12/14/1944	My story blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	D4AB-0323	10-in.	12/14/1944	Bad condition	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Victor	D5AB-0394	10-in.	10/18/1945	Dog house blues	St. Louis Jimmy Oden	Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio	vocalist, composer
Chess	U9290	10-in.	September or October, 1948	Florida hurricane	Muddy Waters ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden ; Sunnyland Slim		vocalist, composer
Chess	U9293	10-in.	September or October 1949	So nice and kind	Muddy Waters ; St. Louis Jimmy Oden ; Sunnyland Slim		vocalist, composer

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Oden, St. Louis Jimmy," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993.

Oden, St. Louis Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993.

"Oden, St. Louis Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.

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