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James B. Oden

real name James Burke Oden

James B. Oden is credited on 230 albums across 903 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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230

Albums

903

Pressings

8

Decades active

407

In collections

Biography

American blues vocalist, songwriter and label owner, also known as St. Louis Jimmy Oden. Co-founded the Chicago blues label in 1949 and in 1955. He wrote and originally recorded the blues standard 'Goin' Down Slow'.
Began his career with Roosevelt Sykes in the 1920s, and enjoyed a prolific recording career in the 1930s and 1940s, recording for,, and, among others.
Born June 26, 1903 in Nashville, Tennessee, died December 30, 1977 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Credited work

230 albums · 903 pressings · active 1956–2024

  • Performance · 1,029
  • Other credits · 2
  • Production · 1

Studios: RCA Studios, Chicago · Newport Jazz Festival · Olympic Studios · ABC Recording Studios

Discography

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