Jimmy Witherspoon
Jimmy Witherspoon (August 8, 1920 – September 18, 1997) was an American jump blues singer.
Early life and career
James Witherspoon was born in Gurdon, Arkansas. He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford's band in Calcutta, India, which made regular radio broadcasts over the U. S. Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II. Witherspoon made his first records with Jay McShann's band in 1945. He first recorded under his own name in 1947, and two years later with the McShann band, he had his first hit, "Ain't Nobody's Business," a song which came to be regarded as his signature tune. In 1950 he had hits with two more songs closely identified with him: "No Rollin' Blues", "Big Fine Girl", as well as "Failing By Degrees" and "New Orleans Woman" recorded with the Gene Gilbeaux Orchestra which included Herman Washington and Don Hill on the Modern Records label. These were recorded from a live performance on May 10, 1949 at a "Just Jazz" concert Pasadena, CA sponsored by Gene Norman. Another classic Witherspoon composition is "Times Gettin' Tougher Than Tough".
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ALBUMS
- Live at the 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival released: 2008
- The Blues Is Now released: 2005
- Spoon Meets Pao released: 2002
- The Concerts released: 2002
- Blue Spoon-Spoon in London released: 2001
- Goin' to Chicago released: 2001
- Jimmy Witherspoon With the Duke Robillard Band released: 2000
- Midnite Jazz & Blues: Kansas City released: 2000
- Charly Blues Masterworks, Volume 25: Rockin' With Spoon released: 1999
- Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon released: 1998
- Love Is a Five Letter Word released: 1998
- Guilty! released: 1996
- The Blues Collection 24: Ain't Nobody's Business released: 1994
- Live released: 1993
- Spoonful released: 1975
- Blues for Easy Livers released: 1967
- Spoon Sings 'n' Swings released: 1966
- In Person released: 1965
- Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues released: 1964
- Blues Around the Clock released: 1964
- At the Renaissance released: 1960
- At the Monterey Jazz Festival released: 1960
- Live at the Mint released:
- The Spoon Concerts released:
- Handbags and Gladrags released:
- Jimmy Witherspoon With the Junior Mance Trio released:
- Baby, Baby, Baby released:
- Rockin' With Spoon released:
- Midnight Lady Called the Blues released:
- The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon (feat. Jay Mcshann and His Orchestra) released:
- Big Blues released:
- Spoon's Blues released:
The Concerts
Released 2002- Introduction
- Time's Gettin' Tougher Than Tough
- How Long Blues
- Corrine, Corrina
- C.C. Rider
- Roll 'em Pete
- Every Day I Have the Blues
- Kansas City
- I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- Trouble in Mind
- St. Louis Blues
- No Rollin' Blues
- Good Rockin' Tonight
- Big Fine Girl
- T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
- When I Been Drinkin'
Blue Spoon-Spoon in London
Released 2001- I Wonder
- It's a Low Down Dirty Shame
- Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
- Back to New Orleans
- It's All in the Game
- Blues in the Morning
- I'll Never Be Free
- Once There Lived a Fool
- For Old Time's Sake
- The Time Has Come
- Love Me Right
- Make This Heart of Mine Smile Again
- Oh How I Love You
- Free Spirits
- I Never Thought I'd See the Day
- Man Don't Cry
- Darlin', I Thank You
- A Million More Tomorrows
- Don't Come Back to Me (For Sympathy)
- Come on and Walk With Me
- Room for Everybody
- Two Hearts Are Better Than One
Goin' to Chicago
Released 2001- Goin' to Chicago
- Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
- You Got Me Runnin'
- Big Boss Man
- Sweet Lotus Blossom
- I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town
- If I Don't Get Well No More
- Money's Gettin' Cheaper
- In the Dark
- I'm Knocking Out Your Teeth Tonite
- Ain't Nobody's Business
- Trouble in Mind
- Don't You Miss Your Baby
Jazz Me Blues: The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon
Released 1998- Good Rockin' Tonight
- Wee Baby Blues
- When I've Been Drinkin'
- When the Lights Go Out
- Bad Bad Whiskey
- One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
- Endless Sleep
- I'll Go on Living
- I Had a Dream
- S.K. Blues
- Trouble in Mind
- How Long Will It Take to Be a Man
- I Don't Know
- In the Dark
- If You Live the Life, You Pay the Price
- Money's Gettin' Cheaper
- Grab Me a Freight
- C.C. Rider
- How Long Blues
- T'Ain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do
The Best of Jimmy Witherspoon (feat. Jay Mcshann and His Orchestra)
- Gone With the Blues
- Ernestine
- Roll on Katy
- Voodoo Woman Blues
- I Want a Little Girl
- Have You Ever Loved a Woman?
- Confessing the Blues
- Hard-working Man's Blues
- Shipyard Woman Blues
- Cain River Blues
- Hey Mr. Landlord
- All My Geets Are Gone
- Practice What You Preach
- Strange Woman Blues
- Third Floor Blues
- Geneva Blues
- Wee Baby Blues
- Daddy Pinocchio
Born: 1920-08-08
Died: 1997-09-18
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Money's Gettin' Cheaper
by: Jimmy WitherspoonWell, money's gettin' cheaper
Prices gettin' steeper
Found myself a woman
But I just couldn't keep her
Times gettin' tougher than tough
Things gettin' rougher than rough
I make a lot of money
I just keep spendin' the stuff
Well, pork chops on the market
Ask the butcher for a pound
Couldn't buy a pork chop
When I laid my money down
Times gettin' tougher than tough
Things gettin' rougher than rough
I make a lot of money
Just keep spendin' the stuff
Well, politicians are tellin' folks
To cut out on their meat
Why don't they cut the price
And let the people eat?
Times gettin' tougher than tough
Things gettin' rougher than rough
I make a lot of money
I just keep spendin' the stuff
Well, I can't afford to live
I guess I'll have to try
Undertaker's got a union
And it costs too much to die
Times gettin' tougher than tough
Things gettin' rougher than rough
I make a lot of money
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