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Charlie Spand
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Charlie Spand Was An American Blues And Boogie-Woogie Pianist And Singer Noted For His Barrelhouse Style. Spand Was Deemed One Of The Most Influential Piano Players Of The 1920s. Little Is Known Of His Life Outside Of Music And His Total Recordings Comprise Only Thirty Three Tracks. There Is Speculation About His Place Of Birth. Allmusic Stated That Some Claim Spand Arrived In Elljay Georgia Whilst His Self-Penned Track "Alabama Blues " Had A Reference To His Birth In That Part Of The Country. Various Blues Historians Also Cited Spand's Songs "Levee Camp Man" And "Mississippi Blues " As Evidence Of Connections There.
More Certain Is That Spand Along With Others Such As William Ezell Was One Of Those Boogie-Woogie Pianists Who In The 1920s Performed On Brady Street And Hastings Street In Detroit Michigan. In 1929 Spand Relocated To Chicago Illinois Where He Met And Began Performing Alongside Blind Blake. Spand Recorded Twenty Five Songs For Paramount Records Between June 1929 And September 1931. The Tracks Were Variously Recorded In Richmond Indiana Chicago And Grafton Wisconsin. From The 1929 Richmond Recording Sessions Were Seven Songs Which Had Guitar Accompaniment To Spand's Piano Playing And Singing. Most Of These Were Directly Attributed To Blake. During Spand's Most Notable Recording He And Blake Had A Small Conversation During The Making Of "Hastings Street." Another Such Duet Occurred On "Moanin' The Blues."
After A Gap In His Recording Career In June 1940 Spand Recorded What Turned Out To Be His Final Eight Tracks This Time For Okeh Records. These Were Made In Chicago When Spand Was Backed By Little Son Joe And Big Bill Broonzy. However After These Recordings Were Made No Further Reference To Spand Can Be Located.
In 1992 Document Records Issued The Complete Paramounts 1929-1931 . Yazoo Records' Dreaming The Blues The Best Of Charlie Spand 2002 Had Enhanced Sound Quality But Without The Chronological Track Order Favored By Testament.
Spand's Track "Back To The Woods" Has Been Recorded By Kokomo Arnold Joan Crane And Rory Block While Josh White Recorded His "Good Gal."
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Biography - Charlie Spand
Charlie Spand Was An American Blues And Boogie-Woogie Pianist And Singer Noted For His Barrelhouse Style. Spand Was Deemed One Of The Most Influential Piano Players Of The 1920s. Little Is Known Of His Life Outside Of Music And His Total Recordings Comprise Only Thirty Three Tracks. There Is Speculation About His Place Of Birth. Allmusic Stated That Some Claim Spand Arrived In Elljay Georgia Whilst His Self-Penned Track "Alabama Blues " Had A Reference To His Birth In That Part Of The Country. Various Blues Historians Also Cited Spand's Songs "Levee Camp Man" And "Mississippi Blues " As Evidence Of Connections There.
More Certain Is That Spand Along With Others Such As William Ezell Was One Of Those Boogie-Woogie Pianists Who In The 1920s Performed On Brady Street And Hastings Street In Detroit Michigan. In 1929 Spand Relocated To Chicago Illinois Where He Met And Began Performing Alongside Blind Blake. Spand Recorded Twenty Five Songs For Paramount Records Between June 1929 And September 1931. The Tracks Were Variously Recorded In Richmond Indiana Chicago And Grafton Wisconsin. From The 1929 Richmond Recording Sessions Were Seven Songs Which Had Guitar Accompaniment To Spand's Piano Playing And Singing. Most Of These Were Directly Attributed To Blake. During Spand's Most Notable Recording He And Blake Had A Small Conversation During The Making Of "Hastings Street." Another Such Duet Occurred On "Moanin' The Blues."
After A Gap In His Recording Career In June 1940 Spand Recorded What Turned Out To Be His Final Eight Tracks This Time For Okeh Records. These Were Made In Chicago When Spand Was Backed By Little Son Joe And Big Bill Broonzy. However After These Recordings Were Made No Further Reference To Spand Can Be Located.
In 1992 Document Records Issued The Complete Paramounts 1929-1931 . Yazoo Records' Dreaming The Blues The Best Of Charlie Spand 2002 Had Enhanced Sound Quality But Without The Chronological Track Order Favored By Testament.
Spand's Track "Back To The Woods" Has Been Recorded By Kokomo Arnold Joan Crane And Rory Block While Josh White Recorded His "Good Gal." read less
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More Certain Is That Spand Along With Others Such As William Ezell Was One Of Those Boogie-Woogie Pianists Who In The 1920s Performed On Brady Street And Hastings Street In Detroit Michigan. In 1929 Spand Relocated To Chicago Illinois Where He Met And Began Performing Alongside Blind Blake. Spand Recorded Twenty Five Songs For Paramount Records Between June 1929 And September 1931. The Tracks Were Variously Recorded In Richmond Indiana Chicago And Grafton Wisconsin. From The 1929 Richmond Recording Sessions Were Seven Songs Which Had Guitar Accompaniment To Spand's Piano Playing And Singing. Most Of These Were Directly Attributed To Blake. During Spand's Most Notable Recording He And Blake Had A Small Conversation During The Making Of "Hastings Street." Another Such Duet Occurred On "Moanin' The Blues."
After A Gap In His Recording Career In June 1940 Spand Recorded What Turned Out To Be His Final Eight Tracks This Time For Okeh Records. These Were Made In Chicago When Spand Was Backed By Little Son Joe And Big Bill Broonzy. However After These Recordings Were Made No Further Reference To Spand Can Be Located.
In 1992 Document Records Issued The Complete Paramounts 1929-1931 . Yazoo Records' Dreaming The Blues The Best Of Charlie Spand 2002 Had Enhanced Sound Quality But Without The Chronological Track Order Favored By Testament.
Spand's Track "Back To The Woods" Has Been Recorded By Kokomo Arnold Joan Crane And Rory Block While Josh White Recorded His "Good Gal." read less
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