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

See Also: Oden, James B.

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993.

Oden, St. Louis Jimmy. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993.

"Oden, St. Louis Jimmy." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/106993

External Sources

Wikipedia: St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Discogs: St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Allmusic: St. Louis Jimmy Oden

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Oden, St. Louis Jimmy - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94007402

Wikidata: St. Louis Jimmy Oden - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2320344

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/74041390

MusicBrainz: St. Louis Jimmy Oden - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79f083f8-b24b-457f-80c2-122fc8f2908d

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