A formidable contender in the ring before he shifted his focus to pounding the piano instead, Champion Jack Dupree often injected his lyrics with a rowdy sense of down-home humor. But there was nothing lighthearted about his rock-solid way with a boogie; when he shouted "Shake Baby Shake," the entire room had no choice but to acquiesce. (AllMusic) Significant. File under: New Orleans Piano Masters
Discography: 10" 78rpm and 7" 45rpm releases 1940-49 1950-59
Albums 1958-93 CD releases/compilations 1990-95 1998-Present
In the music library: Junkers Blues
City Of Dreams: Ivory Emperors: I Don't Know
Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New Orleans: Way Down
Northern Soul & Rhythm N' Blues Essentials: Rub a Little Boogie
Swampbilly Shindig (Rockabilly, Country And Soul From The Deep South): Shim, Sham, Shimmy
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Illustrated Champion Jack Dupree Discography Champion Jack Dupree interviewed by James Hogg
The Art of Solitude: The blues of ‘Champion’ Jack Dupree, filled with guffaws and chuckles