Jazz Greats: Reb Spikes

Benjamin Franklin "Reb" Spikes (October 31, 1888 – February 24, 1982

Jazz Saxophonist, Songwriter, Drummer and Entrepreneur, Reb Spikes, was active from the 1910's onwards. He and his brother John Published music, ran a music shop and owned a Record company that Kid Ory's Creole Orchestra recorded with. He is listed as co-writer on songs by others as well as the Jazz Standard Someday sweetheart (Jelly Roll Morton's version 1923 or 1926). He worked as a Promoter in the 1930's and helped with Jelly Roll Morton's comeback in the 1940's. He died in 1982; please take a listen here and have a good Saturday: My Mammy's Blues and Fight that thing (1927)

Source 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reb_Spikes

Source 2: https://www.discogs.com/artist/1702426-Reb-Spikes

Background information
Birth name	Benjamin Franklin Spikes
Born	October 31, 1888
Origin	Dallas, Texas,United States
Died	February 24, 1982(aged 93)
Genres	Jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter, producer, publisher
Instruments	Saxophone,clarinet, trombone,drums, piano
Associated acts	John Spikes Jelly Roll Morton