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James W. Blake
James W. Blake is credited on 200 releases across 58 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1954–2020 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
200
Pressings credited
58
Albums
8
Decades active
25
In collections
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
Credited work
200 releases · 58 albums · active 1954–2020
- Performance · 201
- Other credits · 2
Studios: Reeves Sound Studios · Crystal Ballroom, Fargo · Capitol Studios · Bell Sound Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Phenix
1975
Things Are Getting Better
1958
At Fargo 1940 Live
1978
Party Sing Along With Mitch
1959
Sings Sunday In New York And Other Songs About New York
1964
Eight Classic Albums
2012
Dick's Picks 30: Academy Of Music, New York, NY 3/25 & 28/72
2003
The Blanton-Webster Band
1986
The Unforgettable
1979
The Roaring Sound Of Percussive Banjos
1965
Verve Jazz Masters 48
1995
Cannonball And Eight Giants
1973
Frequent collaborators
- Cannonball Adderley
- Charlie Barnet
- Duke Ellington
- Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra
- The George Mitchell Minstrels
- Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians
- Pete Fountain
- Mitch Miller And The Gang
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