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Vinony's link graph records 76 inbound references to Young Jessie, and connects out to rock and roll, Animal House and London.
Vinony files it under 1936 births, 2020 deaths and 20th-century African-American male singers.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- The fancy-dress costume ball
- American Indian Identity
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2020
Discography
Member of
- The Flairs1953–1954
- The Coasters1957–1957
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 12,522
- Total plays
- 45,120
Tags
Young Jessie was the recording name in the 1950s and 1960s of American R&B, rock and roll and jazz singer and songwriter Obediah Donnell "Obie" Jessie (December 28, 1936 – April 27, 2020) . He was known for his solo recordings, his work with The Flairs and for a brief stint in The Coasters. He later performed and recorded jazz as Obie Jessie. Jessie's father was a cook but had no musical background. His mother, Malinda (née Harris) was very musical <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Young+Jess
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jump blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Modern Records
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1936-12-28
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-04-27
- name in native language
- Young Jessie
- birth name
- Obediah Donnell Jessie
- different from
- Jeezy
via Wikidata · CC0