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Jimmy Rushing

real name James Andrew Rushing

Oklahoma City, United States · 1901-08-26 – 1972-06-08

Jimmy Rushing is credited on 1,731 releases across 432 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,731

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432

Albums

8

Decades active

364

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American blues and swing jazz singer
Jimmy Rushing (born August 26, 1899, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA - died June 8, 1972, New York City, New York, USA), perhaps best known as the featured vocalist of the Count Basie Orchestra from 1935 to 1948.

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1,731 releases · 432 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 2,929
  • Other credits · 26

Studios: Newport Jazz Festival · Carnegie Hall · Plaza Sound Studios · Savoy Ballroom

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