JOHNNY TEMPLE
A la" Lester Melrose Style" - This recording comes from my own collection of 78 rpm and was digitized with a small modern turntable. I hope you're appreciate ! Johnny Temple was also sing and recorded with The Harlem Hamfats. This song was recorded in March 6, 1939 in New York City with Johnnie Temple, voc; prob. Sam Price, p; prob. Teddy Bunn, g; unknown, sb
Johnny Temple:Vocals & Guitar
Odell Rand:Clarinet
Possibly Joshua Altheimer:Piano
Unknown:Stand-Up Bass
Recorded in Chicago, IL. Monday, October 17, 1938
Originally issued on the 1939 single (Decca 7583) (78 RPM)
This recording taken from the 1999 2-CD set "Them Dirty Blues"
Johnny Temple (October 18, 1906 -- November 22, 1968)
His most popular record, "Louise Louise Blues," on the Decca label, was a hit in 1936
Johnny Temple (October 18, 1906 – November 22, 1968)was an American Chicago blues guitarist and singer, who was active in the 1930s and 1940s He was variously billed as Johnny Temple, Johnnie Temple and Johnnie "Geechie" Temple.
Temple was born in Canton, Mississippi, United States. Growing up around Jackson, he moved to Chicago in early 1930s, and started playing with Joe McCoy in the clubs. His most popular record, "Louise Louise Blues," on the Decca label, was a hit in 1936.The Harlem Hamfats, a Chicago jazz band formed in 1936, provided backup music for Temple, and other singers.
Temple continued recording with various labels through most of the 1940s. His connection with the record producer Mayo Williams, earned him recording opportunities until 1949.[3] He returned to Mississippi in the mid-1950s, where he continued to perform in and around Jackson, Mississippi.
He died from cancer on November 22, 1968, aged 62, in Jackson.
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