Uncle Jessie White and the 29th Street Band: General Info
Member Since
9/24/2006
Band Members
Uncle Jessie on vocals, Korg SP-250 electric piano (thank you Korg for your generous gift), upright piano, harmonica. Jeff Grand on guitar. Duke Dawson on drums. Betty Brownlee on bass.
Record Label
Blues Factory Records
Type of Label
Indie
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Update: Jessie White passed away on Tuesday, January 29th, 2008. He was at Providence Hospital being treated for pneumonia when he suffered a massive heart attack.
Award-winning Uncle Jessie White is still delivering his deep-delta blues style as only he knows how. Born in Terry Mississippi in 1920, he picked cotton as a child in the fields with his parents and siblings. He moved to Detroit in 1950 and worked hard as a junkman. During the 70's, he had legendary weekend parties where all the blues musicians would party and jam, including John Lee Hooker. Still the hardest working blues musician in town, he sings, blows harp and pounds piano unlike any other.
Jeff Grand on electric and slide guitar, has played with The Howling Diablos, Uncle Kracker, The Butler Twins and has his own cd titled "Therapy" on No Cover Productions.
Duke Dawson has been playing drums around the Motor City for ages also. He has played with The Butler Twins, Odell Blues Boy "D", Jeff Hoagland and numerous others.
Betty Brownlee on bass has recently moved back to Detroit and has played in bands with Nathaniel Mayer and The Shanks, Gino Washington, Eddie Kirkland, Johnny Yarddog Jones, Kenny Parker, The Butler Twins and various others. Her rockabilly credits include Wanda Jackson, Dale Hawkins, Charlie Gracie and Nobody's Business.
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I am grateful for the inspiration, the encouragement and most of all, for the chance to have briefly known and experienced the sound and the warmth of Uncle Jessie. A true legend that will never be forgotten.
My dad let me listen to your CD some years ago. And I wrote this poem for you, but never gave it to you. I haven't see you in years and hoped to one-day do a song with you. So, I give you this poem as late as it is and hope that our energies one-day collide. Your nephew, Little Vic
I Ain’t No Iceman: 4 Uncle Jesse
Which way is Mississippi Seems I lost my way Spent time drinking whiskey Singing Sweet Loraine Harmonica in my pocket Annie Lou on my mind Left my mama too far behind
Playing blues for the sunrise Clean through the night Junk yard papa if you do me right But I ain’t no iceman Ain’t even a saint And I won’t be coming home If it gets too late
Dear friends lets all take some time and reflect on the true giant of the blues in Detroit. Saturday nights will never be the same again, thank you from the bottom of my soul for every note You ever played for us . Rest in Peace
Uncle Jessie was and remains one of Detroit's truly original musical artists. We have too many favorite Uncle Jessie moments to mention. He is a treasure trove of notes and moans and bluesology and we were lucky to have him with us for as long as we did. He's now tearing off the roof in the mansion in the sky. We love you U.J.
you will be greatly missed sir. and that nice girl betty, i'm sure will take good care of your site.tell her i'll give you plenty meat until your meat man comes.
Uncle Jessie will be now with old friends, like Mississippi Al, The Butlers, and so many more...Fast Eddie of course will be yellin' "whatever!" To say this man will be missed is more than a understatement. I'm proud to say he was my friend.
You play incredibly well....the songs are really cool....it's easy to approach rock and roll, but it becomes extremely hard to play it well and make the difference! You can do it!!
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