biography
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Rushing, Jimmy
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popular name of James Andrew Rushing
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1902–72)
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| biography:
| Jazz musician, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. A vocalist with a unique flair for both blues and Tin Pan Alley material, he sang with Walter Page's Blue Devils (1929) and with Bennie Moten (1930–4). In 1935–48 he was featured with Count Basie, and he freelanced thereafter. |
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