Top Songs
- Blue Guitar · 1992
- A Woman in Love (feat. Billy Taylor, Johnny Windhurst, Jimmy Shirley, Earl May & Percy Brice) · 1991
- Rare Cuts - Well Done, Vol. 4 · 1996
- Rare Cuts - Well Done, Vol. 4 · 1996
- Rare Cuts - Well Done, Vol. 4 · 1996
- Rare Cuts - Well Done, Vol. 4 · 1996
- Rare Cuts - Well Done, Vol. 4 · 1996
- A Woman in Love (feat. Billy Taylor, Johnny Windhurst, Jimmy Shirley, Earl May & Percy Brice) · 1991
- A Woman in Love (feat. Billy Taylor, Johnny Windhurst, Jimmy Shirley, Earl May & Percy Brice) · 1991
- A Woman in Love (feat. Billy Taylor, Johnny Windhurst, Jimmy Shirley, Earl May & Percy Brice) · 1991
- A Woman in Love (feat. Billy Taylor, Johnny Windhurst, Jimmy Shirley, Earl May & Percy Brice) · 1991
About Jimmy Shirley
A talented swing guitarist who was one of the earlier electric guitarists, Jimmy Shirley never achieved much fame (except among fellow musicians) despite his long career and obvious talents. He grew up in Cleveland, Ohio where he was taught guitar by his father. Shirley worked in Cincinnati with J. Frank Terry and Hal Draper (1934-1936) and had his own group before moving to New York. Shirley was a part of the Clarence Profit Trio (1937-1941), with whom he made his recording debut. After a period with Ella Fitzgerald (1942-1943), Shirley played on and off with Herman Chittison (1944-1954) and led his own bands in addition to working with Phil Moore and lesser-known names. He started doubling on electric bass in the early '60s including with Buddy Tate (1967). Shirley, who recorded with Sidney DeParis (1944), Johnny Guarnieri (1975), and Stephane Grappelli (1978) among others, recorded a single number ("Jimmy's Blues") as a leader for Blue Note (1945) and headed just one album, a quartet set for Black & Blue in 1975. ~ Scott Yanow
- HOMETOWN
- Union, SC, United States
- BORN
- May 31, 1913
- GENRE
- R&B/Soul