Hootie Swings The Blues 1941-56 [CD]

Jay McShann - Hootie Swings The Blues 1941-56 [CD]

Jay McShann was an R&B, blues and jazz pianist, singer, composer and bandleader, originally hailing from Oklahoma but basing himself in Kansas City, who played an important role during the 1940s and '50s scene as a leading performer of a particular style of R&B which spanned the various shades of the genre, and provided an important vehicle for top vocalists of the era