American jump blues singer (1920–1997)
| Description | American jump blues singer (1920–1997) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | Sources disagree: 1920-08-08 (MusicBrainz) · 1920-08-08 (Wikidata) · 1923-08-08 (Wikidata) |
| Birthplace | Gurdon Gurdon Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 1997-09-18 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Place of death | Los Angeles Los Angeles Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | singer jazz musician musician Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | voice Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | blues Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Checker Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Jimmy Witherspoon & His Gal Friday Jimmy Witherspoon Blues Band Jimmy Witherspoon And His Orchestra Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
J & R Witherspoon J Witherspoon J. & R. Witherspoon J. Whitherspoon J. Wintherspoon J. Witherspoon J.Witherspoon James "Jimmy" Witherspoon James J Witherspoon James J. Witherspoon James J.Witherspoon James L. Witherspoon James Witherspoon Jimmi Witherspoon Jimmie Witherspoon Jimmy Whiterspoon Jimmy Whitherspoon Jimmy Whitterspoon Jimmy Witherspoom Jimmy Witherspoon With Orchestral Accompaniment June Witherspoon Spoon Whitherspoon Witherspoon
mbid: 1eaf1688-4f52-49e8-98bc-743828fe3e7e · wikidata: Q1689472 · isni: 0000000114432582 · discogs: 304917
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