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Fred Meinken
real name Frederick Meinken
Fred Meinken is credited on 548 releases across 148 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
548
Credits
148
Albums
8
Decades active
24
In collections
Biography
U.S. songwriter (born July 10, 1882 in Chicago, Illinois - died May 1, 1958 in San Diego, California, USA)
Wrote the huge 1921 hit "Wabash Blues" (with lyrics by Dave Ringle), which became a jazz standard. Also collaborated on "Virginia Blues" (1922, with Ernie Erdman) and "Clover Blossom Blues" (1922, with Ernie Erdman and Gilbert Keyes).
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
548 releases · 148 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 548
- Other credits · 9
Studios: RCA Victor Studios, Nashville · Royal Recording Studios, Memphis · Columbia Recording Studios · Radio Recorders
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Hooked On Swing
1982
"Tuff"-Sax
1962
Back To Back (Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues)
1959
Bye Bye Blues!
1952
Blues Summit
1973
Hall Of Fame
1972
Songs Of Our Soil
2010
More Of "Old Golden Throat"
1969
The Blues
1959
Petite Fleur
1959
Somebody Loves Me
Mr. Banjo's Back In Town
1967
Big Bold And Brassy Percussion In Brass
1960
Dixieland Trumpet
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Russ Morgan And His Orchestra
- Billy Vaughn And His Orchestra
- Firehouse Five Plus Two
- Duke Ellington
- Shirley Bassey
- Al Hirt
- Chet Atkins
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