Remembering blues great William "Jazz" Gillum on his birthday

Raising a glass to Jazz Gillum with "Key To The Highway" feat. Big Bill Broonzy on guitar – released as a B-side in 1940. 

Happy Birthday Jazz Gillum!

Remembering blues harp hero Jazz Gillum (shown with Tampa Red, Champion Jack and Big Bill Broonzy) with a few classics. 

Thanks to Plastic Crimewave aka Steven Krakow for the Jazz Gillum notes originally printed in the Chicago Reader here. 

Your Tune, My Classic: The Stanley Brothers

The Stanley Brothers made "Little Maggie" a signature song but they learned it from a 1937 Wade Mainer & Steve Ledford 78.

B-Side Wins Again: Earl Hines Orchestra w/ Billy Eckstine & Budd Johnson

Billy Eckstine turned the Earl Hines B-side "Jelly, Jelly" into a hit but Budd Johnson's crazy closing clarinet solo took the cake.  

Happy Birthday Jazz Gillum!

Remembering blues harmonica great William "Jazz" Gillum with his classic "Key To The Highway" and a few other gems.