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He was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. He began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1946, and in 1939 he organized his own big band, which later featured Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson , and Walter Brown. Although its book included both swing and blues numbers, the band played blues on most of its records; its most popular recording was "Confessin' The Blues". The group disbanded when McShann was drafted in 1944, but re-formed when he was discharged the same year.

Sometime in the later 1940sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s Years: 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Events and trends Technology First nuclear bomb First cruise missile, the McShann started to lead small groups featuring Jimmy WitherspoonJames (Jimmy) Witherspoon ( 1923- 1997) was an American blues singer. He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford's band in Calcutta, India, which made regular radio broadcasts over the U. Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II.; Witherspoon started recording with McShann in 1945. McShann then played in obscurity until 1969, when he became popular as a singer as well as a pianist, often performing with Claude Williams . He continued recording and touring until the mid- 1990sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s Years: Events and trends Computers, technology Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other techn.

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