Ida james shake your can-can

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Item Size Early '40's - '50's, continues apace from the Barrelscraper? Addeddate Identifier ShakeYourCan. Reviewer: zappology - favorite favorite favorite favorite favorite - February 24, Subject: More Hip Jive. There is 1 review for this item. In she sang in a show in the local Starlight Gardens. In the. In Ida James was voted one of the top 20 most popular vocalists in the United States by a music magazine.

In the field of jazz she was involved in 33 recording sessions between and She appeared in leading Black magazines and print ads of the time as well. Ida James was always a likable presence on stage and screen. Not too many women possessed such charm, soft, sweet beauty, class and lady-like qualities as Ida James did. She was always a class act, irresistibly pleasing to the eyes and to the ears.

As the s rolled around, she turned towards rhythm and blues, recording two sides on Columbia in and signing with the new Nickelodeon label in By the end of the decade as work dried up, she was working as a waitress in Harlem bars. There was no mention of Ida again until the Pittsburgh Courier of September 10, let us know that: "Ida James, who a decade ago seemed headed for a big-time singing career, is hostess at Ike Williams' Brite Spot cafe in Philadelphia.

Ida James died in Philadelphia sometime in Septemberafter not being in the public eye for over 20 years. Posted by boppinbob at Labels: Ida James.