5-538: Curtis Jones may refer to: Curtis Jones (pianist) (1906–1971), American blues pianist Curtis Jones (singer) or Green Velvet (born 1968), American singer, record producer, and DJ Curtis Jones (minister) (born 1986), American minister convicted of murder as a minor Curtis Jones (footballer) (born 2001), English footballer Curtis J. Jones Jr. , American politician See also [ edit ] Curt Jones (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-677: A noted performer on the Chicago folk music scene. A solo album was released in 1962, by which time Jones had moved to Europe. He lived there and in Morocco for the rest of his life. He made further albums in the UK , including one in 1968 that featured Alexis Korner on guitar. One of Jones' songs, " Highway 51 Blues ", was included on Bob Dylan 's 1962 debut album, Bob Dylan . Jones died of heart failure in Munich , West Germany, in 1971, at
15-680: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Curtis Jones (pianist) Curtis Jones (August 18, 1906 – September 11, 1971) was an American blues pianist . Jones was born in Naples , Texas , to sharecropping parents, and played guitar whilst young but switched to piano after a move to Dallas . He often played guitar on one or two songs on his albums and at live performances. 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
20-516: The hit "Lonesome Bedroom Blues" and the song "Tin Pan Alley". His "Decoration Blues" though unissued at the time, was recorded by Sonny Boy Williamson I in 1938. World War II interrupted his recording career, which he did not resume until 1953, when a single of his, "Wrong Blues"/"Cool Playing Blues", was released on Parrot , featuring L. C. McKinley on guitar. Jones's first album appeared in 1960 on Bluesville , by which time he had become
25-406: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Curtis_Jones&oldid=1193168640 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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