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Trio from 1943 to 1944, was a backing musician on recording sessions, and later led his own bands, including a recording session with
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After leaving Tatum, Grimes recorded with his own groups in New York and with a long list of leading musicians, including vocalist
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as guitarist and singer. In 1943 he joined the Art Tatum Trio as guitarist and made a number of recordings with Tatum.
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In the late 1940s, he had a hit on a jazzed-up version of "
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in a series of strong blues-based performances with
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Hugues Panassié (left) Red Prysock (middle) and Tiny Grimes (right), New York City, c. 1946–1948, photograph by William P. Gottlieb
Hugues Panassié
William P. Gottlieb
Newport News, Virginia
Jazz
Tenor guitar
jazz
R&B
Art Tatum
Charlie Parker
tenor guitar
Newport News, Virginia
tenor guitar
Cats and the Fiddle
Billie Holiday
Loch Lomond
kilts
Red Prysock
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Prestige Records
Coleman Hawkins
Illinois Jacquet
Pepper Adams
Roy Eldridge
Earl Hines
Paul Williams
Moondog Coronation Ball
Alan Freed
Cleveland
Ohio

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