James W. Blake

Biography

James William Blake (23 September 1862 – 24 May 1935) was a lyricist who is most famous for the words to the 1894 song, "The Sidewalks of New York".

Bio from Wikipedia

Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

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  Things Are Getting Better

  1958

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  At Fargo 1940 Live

  1978

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  Phenix

  1975

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  Party Sing Along With Mitch

  1959

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  The Blanton-Webster Band

  1986

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  The Roaring Sound Of Percussive Banjos

  1965

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  Cannonball And Eight Giants

  1973

Credited work

254 releases · 58 albums · active 1954–2024

• Performance · 253
• Other credits · 4

Studios: Reeves Sound Studios · Crystal Ballroom, Fargo · Town Hall, New York · Universal Recording Studio

Frequent collaborators

• Cannonball Adderley
• Duke Ellington
• Charlie Barnet
• The George Mitchell Minstrels
• Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
• The Wiggles
• Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
• Oliver Nelson

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