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American blues pianist (1906-1971)

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#1 - Curtis Jones (August 18, 1906 – September 11, 1971) was an American blues pianist. Jones was born in Naples, Texas, United States, and played guitar whilst young but switched to piano after a move to Dallas. In 1936 he relocated to Chicago, where he recorded between 1937 and 1941 on Vocalion, Bluebird, and OKeh. Among his best-known tunes from these recordings were the hit "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" and the song "Tin Pan Alley". His "Decoration Blues" though unissued at the time, was recorde

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Instance of
human
Family name
Jones
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Naples
Place of death
Munich
Occupation
pianist
Genre
blues
Instrument
piano
Record label
Delmark Records
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date of death
1971-09-11
date of birth
1906-08-18
start of work period
1930-00-00
end of work period
1971-00-00
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