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Saturday 23 March 2019

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 nameBenjamin Franklin Spikes
BornOctober 31, 1888
OriginDallasTexas,United States
DiedFebruary 24, 1982(aged 93)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, producer, publisher
InstrumentsSaxophone,clarinettrombone,drumspiano
Associated actsJohn Spikes
Jelly Roll Morton

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