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<p><b>Jimmy Witherspoon</b> (* <a href="8._August" title="8. August">8. August</a> <a href="1923" title="1923">1923</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in Gurdon, <a href="Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>; † <a href="18._September" title="18. September">18. September</a> <a href="1997" title="1997">1997</a> in <a href="Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="Kalifornien" title="Kalifornien">Kalifornien</a>), eigentlich <i>James Witherspoon</i>, von seinen Fans einfach <i>Spoon</i> genannt, war ein US-amerikanischer <a href="Blues" title="Blues">Blues</a>- und <a href="Jazz" title="Jazz">Jazz</a>-Sänger. Im Laufe seiner Karriere soll er an über 200 Alben beteiligt gewesen sein. Zu seinen Hits gehören <i>Blues Around the Clock</i>, <i>Some of My Best Friends are the Blues</i> und <i>Blue Spoon</i>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Leben">Leben</h2></div>
<p>Erste Aufmerksamkeit erregte Witherspoon als Sänger der Band von <a href="Teddy_Weatherford" title="Teddy Weatherford">Teddy Weatherford</a> in <a href="Kalkutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalkutta">Kalkutta</a>, <a href="Indien" title="Indien">Indien</a>, die während des <a href="Zweiter_Weltkrieg" title="Zweiter Weltkrieg">Zweiten Weltkriegs</a> regelmäßig in Radiosendungen für die US-Armee zu hören war.
</p><p>1945 machte Witherspoon seine ersten Aufnahmen mit der Band von <a href="Jay_McShann" title="Jay McShann">Jay McShann</a>. Seinen ersten Hit unter eigenem Namen, <i>Ain't Nobody's Business</i>, den er mit McShanns Band einspielte, hatte er 1949 in den <a href="Liste_der_Singles_in_den_Billboard-R%26B-Charts_1949" title="Liste der Singles in den Billboard-R&amp;B-Charts 1949">R&amp;B-Charts</a>. Es folgten 1950 die Hits <i>No Rollin' Blues</i> und <i>Big Fine Girl</i>. Mitte der 1950er ließ der Erfolg nach, doch wurde das Album <i>Jimmy Witherspoon at the <a href="Monterey_Jazz_Festival" title="Monterey Jazz Festival">Monterey Jazz Festival</a></i> 1959 begeistert aufgenommen.
</p><p>Witherspoon machte Aufnahmen und hatte Auftritte mit vielen Größen des Blues und Jazz, u.&nbsp;a. mit <a href="Ben_Webster" title="Ben Webster">Ben Webster</a>, <a href="Eric_Burdon" title="Eric Burdon">Eric Burdon</a>, <a href="Van_Morrison" title="Van Morrison">Van Morrison</a>, <a href="Count_Basie" title="Count Basie">Count Basie</a>, <a href="Alexis_Korner" title="Alexis Korner">Alexis Korner</a>, <a href="Earl_Hines" title="Earl Hines">Earl Hines</a>, <a href="Robben_Ford" title="Robben Ford">Robben Ford</a>, <a href="Bonnie_Raitt" title="Bonnie Raitt">Bonnie Raitt</a> und <a href="T-Bone_Walker" title="T-Bone Walker">T-Bone Walker</a>. Daneben trat er in einer Reihe von Kino- und TV-Filmen auf, z.&nbsp;B. <i>Georgia</i> mit <a href="Jennifer_Jason_Leigh" title="Jennifer Jason Leigh">Jennifer Jason Leigh </a> und <i>The Big Easy</i>.
</p><p>In den 1980ern wurde bei Witherspoon Krebs festgestellt. Nach einer Operation erholte er sich und kehrte auf die Bühne zurück. 1997 erhielt er für das Album <i>Live At The Mint</i> eine <a href="Grammy_Awards" title="Grammy Awards">Grammy</a>-Nominierung.
</p><p>Jimmy Witherspoon starb 1997 im Alter von 74 Jahren. 2008 wurde er in die <a href="Blues_Hall_of_Fame" title="Blues Hall of Fame">Blues Hall of Fame</a> aufgenommen.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Diskografie">Diskografie</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Alben">Alben</h3></div>
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<ul><li>1959 <i>Battle of the Blues, Vol. 3</i>Deluxe</li>
<li>1959 <i>Jimmy Witherspoon &amp; Jay McShann</i> Black Lion</li>
<li>1959 <i>Singin' the Blues</i> Blue Note</li>
<li>1960 <i>Jimmy Witherspoon at the Monterey Jazz Festival [live]</i></li>
<li>1961 <i>Spoon</i> Collectables Records</li>
<li>1961 <i>There's Good Rockin' Tonight</i> <a href="World_Pacific_Records" class="mw-redirect" title="World Pacific Records">World Pacific</a></li>
<li>1962 <i>A Spoonful of Blues</i> Who’s Who in Jazz</li>
<li>1962 <i>Roots</i> Collectables Records</li>
<li>1962 <i>Hey Mrs. Jones</i> Collectables Records</li>
<li>1962 <i>Roots</i>Collectables Records</li>
<li>1963 <i>Baby Baby Baby</i> Bluesville/Original Blues Classics</li>
<li>1963 <i>Mean Old Frisco</i> Prestige Records</li>
<li>1963 <i>Evenin' Blues</i> Prestige/Original Blues Classics</li>
<li>1963 <i>Blues Around the Clock</i> Obc</li>
<li>1964 <i>Some of My Best Friends Are the Blues</i> Original Blues Classics</li>
<li>1964 <i>Blue Spoon</i> Concord Jazz</li>
<li>1964 <i>Goin' to Chicago</i> Prestige</li>
<li>1965 <i>Blues for Spoon and Groove</i> Surrey</li>
<li>1965 <i>Spoon in London</i></li>
<li>1966 <i>Blue Point of View</i></li>
<li>1966 <i>Blues Box</i></li>
<li>1966 <i>Blues for Easy Livers</i> Original Blues Classics</li>
<li>1966 <i>In Person</i> Verve</li>
<li>1967 <i>The Blues Is Now</i> Verve</li>
<li>1968 <i>Spoonful of Soul</i> Verve</li>
<li>1969 <i>Blues Singer</i> BluesWay</li>
<li>1970 <i>Handbags &amp; Gladrags</i> ABC Music</li>
<li>1970 <i>Huhh</i> BluesWay</li>
<li>1970 <i>Ain't Nobody's Business</i> The <a href="Dutch_Swing_College_Band" title="Dutch Swing College Band">Dutch Swing College Band</a> meets Jimmy Whiterspoon</li>
<li>1971 <i>Guilty </i>United Artists Records</li>
<li>1972 <i>Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival</i></li>
<li>1973 Groovin'&amp; Spoonin' Original Music</li>
<li>1974 <i>Jimmy Witherspoon &amp; Ben Webster</i> Verve</li>
<li>1974 <i>Love Is a Five Letter Word</i> Rhino</li>
<li>1975 <i>Spoonful </i>Avenue (Rhino)</li>
<li>1976 <i>Live: Jimmy Witherspoon &amp; Robben Ford</i> Rhino</li>
<li>1976 <i>Live</i><a href="CrossCut_Records" title="CrossCut Records">CrossCut</a> (Germany)</li>
<li>1976 <i>Black &amp; White Blues (with Eric Burdon)</i> A-Street Blues</li>
<li>1980 <i>Jimmy Witherspoon with Panama Francis &amp; the Savoy Sultans Sings the Blues</i> Muse</li>
<li>1980 <i>Spoon's Life</i> Evidence</li></ul>
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<ul><li>1981 <i>Big Blues</i> JSP</li>
<li>1985 <i>Patcha, Patcha, All Night Long</i> Pablo</li>
<li>1986 <i>Midnight Lady Called the Blues</i> Muse</li>
<li>1988 <i>Rockin' L.A.</i> Fantasy</li>
<li>1989 <i> 'Spoon Concerts</i> Fantasy</li>
<li>1990 <i>Live at Condon's</i> Who’s Who in Jazz</li>
<li>1991 <i>Call Me Baby</i> Night Train</li>
<li>1992 <i>Live at the Notodden Festival</i> Blue Rock'It</li>
<li>1992 <i>The Blues, the Whole Blues &amp; Nothing But the ...</i> Buy Now! Indigo</li>
<li>1993 <i>Hot Licks: Ain't Nobody's Business</i> Sound Solutions</li>
<li>1993 <i>Blowin' In From Kansas City</i> Ace</li>
<li>1994 <i>Amazing Grace</i> Delta Distribution</li>
<li>1995 <i>Spoon's Blues</i> <a href="Stony_Plain_Records" title="Stony Plain Records">Stony Plain</a></li>
<li>1995 <i>Ain't Nothin' New About the Blues [live]</i> Aim Records</li>
<li>1995 <i>Taste of Swing Time</i> Tuff City Records</li>
<li>1995 American Blues Rhino</li>
<li>1996 Live at the Mint Private Music</li>
<li>1996 'Spoon &amp; Groove Rykodisc</li>
<li>1997 Tougher Than Tough Blue Moon</li>
<li>1997 <i>Jimmy Witherspoon With The Junior Mance Trio</i> Stony Plain</li>
<li>1998 <i>Jazz Me Blues: The Best Of Jimmy Witherspoon</i> Prestige</li>
<li>2000 <i>Big Boss Man [live]</i> Starburst Recordings</li>
<li>2000 <i>Jimmy Witherspoon with the Duke Robillard Band [live]</i> Stony Plain</li>
<li>2000 <i>Same Old Blues</i> Catfish</li>
<li>2001 <i>Goin' to Chicago</i> Tim</li>
<li>2001 <i>Sings Blues</i> Aim</li>
<li>2002 <i>Spoon Meets Pau</i> Eureka</li>
<li>2002 <i>Goin' Around the Circles</i> Past Perfect (UK)</li>
<li>2003 <i>Sings The Blues Sessions</i> Ace</li>
<li>2004 <i>Very Best Of Jimmy Witherspoon: Miss Miss Mistreater</i> Collectables</li>
<li>2004 <i>1948-1949</i> Classics</li>
<li>2006 <i>1950-1951</i> Classics</li>
<li>2006 <i>Ain't Nobody's Business</i> SnapperLive</li>
<li>2008 <i>Live At The 1972 Monterey Jazz Festival</i> Monterey Jazz Festival</li>
<li>2009 <i>Doctor Blues Blues Boulevard</i></li>
<li>2009 <i>Olympia Concert</i> CD Baby</li>
<li>2010 <i>Live 59</i><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Videoalben">Videoalben</h3></div>
<ul><li>2003 <i>20th Century Jazz Masters: Mel Torme/Jimmy Witherspoon/Carmen McRae/Lambert, Hendricks &amp; Bavan</i></li>
<li>2003 Jimmy Rushing / Jimmy Witherspoon <i><a href="Jazz_Casual" title="Jazz Casual">Jazz Casual</a></i></li>
<li>2009 <i>Goin' Down Blues</i></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Literatur">Literatur</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Ian_Carr" title="Ian Carr">Ian Carr</a>, <a href="Digby_Fairweather" title="Digby Fairweather">Digby Fairweather</a>, <a href="Brian_Priestley" title="Brian Priestley">Brian Priestley</a>: <i>Rough Guide Jazz. Der ultimative Führer zum Jazz. 1800 Bands und Künstler von den Anfängen bis heute.</i> 2., erweiterte und aktualisierte Auflage. Metzler, Stuttgart/Weimar 2004, ISBN 3-476-01892-X.</li></ul>
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<li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Anders als in den Jazzlexika (z.&nbsp;B. <a href="Reclams_Jazzf%C3%BChrer" title="Reclams Jazzführer">Reclams Jazzführer</a> oder <i>Rough Guide Jazz</i>) und bei <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/jimmy-witherspoon">AllAboutJazz</a> wird in einigen Internetquellen auch das Geburtsjahr 1920 angegeben.</span>
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<li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-2">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">Diskografie zusammengestellt aus AMG, Amazon, CD Universe</span>
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