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The earliest histories of the blues treat Jackson as a minstrel and medicine show songster whose appeal was mostly as a novelty. Paramount’s early publicity reveals their concerns about introducing a male blues singer, and their knowledge that their new artist was more than a mere rural stylist. Jackson was a sophisticated collaborator, songwriter and performer who launched a new and popular blues that spoke to both rural and urban audiences. While best known for his early standards, Jackson’s later works often invoke the urban landscapes of Chicago, and musically explore styles from African American folk song to Hawaiian and popular vaudeville. Moreover, Jackson’s songs were some of the earliest cross-over hits, covered by jazz and nascent country artists. Equally unappreciated is how little we really know about this key figure of the early blues. Even his proper name has been a bone of contention, and speculative birth dates range from 1885-1897. Jackson died in 1938, and was never interviewed, and few artists who were offered any information. Thus, relatively little is known of his life and background prior to his first recordings. A new exploration of extant documentation sheds some light on this enigmatic figure. A re-evaluation of Papa Charlie Jackson and his recorded works reveal a paradox: the most old-fashioned of rural blues artists who was nonetheless was a key pioneer in making the blues a popular music of the black lower and working classes.\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Language"]},"value":{"en":["English"]}},{"label":{"en":["Publisher"]},"value":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]}},{"label":{"en":["Rights Statement"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}},{"label":{"en":["Video Editor"]},"value":{"en":["Amanda McCabe"]}}],"summary":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eThough now acknowledged as the first successful male blues artist, Papa Charlie Jackson\u0026rsquo;s role in the nascent race record business remains underappreciated. The earliest histories of the blues treat Jackson as a minstrel and medicine show songster whose appeal was mostly as a novelty. Paramount\u0026rsquo;s early publicity reveals their concerns about introducing a male blues singer, and their knowledge that their new artist was more than a mere rural stylist. Jackson was a sophisticated collaborator, songwriter and performer who launched a new and popular blues that spoke to both rural and urban audiences. While best known for his early standards, Jackson\u0026rsquo;s later works often invoke the urban landscapes of Chicago, and musically explore styles from African American folk song to Hawaiian and popular vaudeville. Moreover, Jackson\u0026rsquo;s songs were some of the earliest cross-over hits, covered by jazz and nascent country artists. Equally unappreciated is how little we really know about this key figure of the early blues. Even his proper name has been a bone of contention, and speculative birth dates range from 1885-1897. Jackson died in 1938, and was never interviewed, and few artists who were offered any information. Thus, relatively little is known of his life and background prior to his first recordings. A new exploration of extant documentation sheds some light on this enigmatic figure. A re-evaluation of Papa Charlie Jackson and his recorded works reveal a paradox: the most old-fashioned of rural blues artists who was nonetheless was a key pioneer in making the blues a popular music of the black lower and working classes.\u003c/p\u003e"]},"requiredStatement":{"label":{"en":["Attribution"]},"value":{"en":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright Association for Recorded Sound Collections\u003c/p\u003e"]}},"provider":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/aboutus","type":"Agent","label":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]},"homepage":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/","type":"Text","label":{"en":["Association for Recorded Sound Collections"]},"format":"text/html"}],"logo":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/organizations/logo_images/000/000/019/original/ARSC_Full_Logo_RGB_K.jpg?1605438091","type":"Image"}]}],"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/097/706/small/open-uri20200922-6764-l6aucm_1600818919.jpg?1600804543","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/97706","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 1 of 2 - open-uri20200922-6764-l6aucm.mp4"]},"duration":2082.79467,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/collection_resource_files/thumbnails/000/097/706/small/open-uri20200922-6764-l6aucm_1600818919.jpg?1600804543","type":"Image","format":"image/jpeg"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/97706/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/97706/content/1/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-arsc.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/097/706/original/open-uri20200922-6764-l6aucm.mp4?1600804496","type":"Video","format":"video/mp4","duration":2082.79467,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/97706","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]},{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/255926","type":"Canvas","label":{"en":["Media File 2 of 2 - ARSC_conf_2017_Schwartz_audio.mp3"]},"duration":1989.35863,"width":640,"height":360,"thumbnail":[{"id":"https://d9jk7wjtjpu5g.cloudfront.net/public/images/audio-default.png","type":"Image","format":"image/png"}],"items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/255926/content/1","type":"AnnotationPage","items":[{"id":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/255926/content/2/annotation/1","type":"Annotation","motivation":"painting","body":{"id":"https://aviary-p-arsc.s3.wasabisys.com/collection_resource_files/resource_files/000/255/926/original/ARSC_conf_2017_Schwartz_audio.mp3?1730764762","type":"Audio","format":"audio/mpeg","duration":1989.35863,"width":640,"height":360},"target":"https://arsc.aviaryplatform.com/collections/1144/collection_resources/29784/file/255926","metadata":[]}]}],"annotations":[]}]}