Little Hat Jones - Bye Bye Baby Blues

George "Little Hat" Jones (October 5, 1899 -- died March 7, 1981) was an American blues musician.

Jones, born in Bowie County, Texas, was a street busker in the 1920s in San Antonio, and he recorded one 78rpm for Okeh Records on June 15, 1929. That same day, he played guitar on nine tracks by Alger "Texas" Alexander in the Okeh studio. On June 21, Okeh had Jones record four additional songs, and on June 14, 1930, Jones recorded six more tunes for Okeh. These three sessions represent the entirety of Jones's recorded output: ten songs of his own and nine with Texas Alexander. Jones never recorded another song, and died at the age of 81 in 1981, in Naples, Texas.
Jones's style is marked by his tendency to start off songs quickly and then slow down once he began to sing. Once a forgotten obscurity, Jones became better known later in the 20th century as historians began to explore the Okeh Records catalog, and his posthumous fame was boosted by the appearance of his song "Bye Bye Baby Blues" in the movie, Ghost World, in 2001.

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[hesyrett]

A thousand thank-yous for posting not only the song by the original artist but also the biographical info. One beneficial effect of the breakdown of the plasticware-merchant corporate music biz is a renaissance of interest in American roots music and its originators. House concerts, private classes, small clubs, buskers, and right here on YouTube--it's all good! P.S. The Grateful Dead were waaay ahead of their time on this, for example, Viola Lee Blues.

[bluegrassrootstv]

Viewer number 2 says thank you for posting these priceless songs and photos. Little Hat, like most all musicians, never reaped many rewards for his talent. He's alive here on YouTube... Jack