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It is catalogued under topics including 1913 births, 1984 deaths and 20th-century African-American musicians.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
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Jimmy Preston (August 18, 1913, Chester, Pennsylvania – December 1984, Philadelphia, PA) was an American rhythm & blues bandleader, alto saxophonist, drummer and singer who made an important contribution to early rock and roll. Preston's first R&B top ten hit was with "Hucklebuck Daddy" in 1949, recorded for Philadelphia's Gotham Records. His main claim to fame was to record, as Jimmy Preston and His Prestonians, the original version of "Rock the Joint" for Gotham in 1949. <a href="https://www.
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chester
- Place of death
- Philadelphia
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- saxophone
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- date of birth
- 1913-08-18
- date of death
- 1984-12-17
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