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Arnold Wiley

p, *1900
Musician of Blues and Jazz
A.k.a. Doc Wiley (2)

Arnold 'Doc' Wiley born c. 1900 from Helena, Ark., base for other pianists like Roosevelt Sykes, Jesse Bell, Baby Sneed, Willie Kelly, and Joe Crump. Brother of Irene Wiley, brother-in-law of Doc Parmley. Went to Chicago in the late 1920s. Made his first recordings there and led a group with New orleans drummer Frankie Franko in Indiana, 1929. Was in Detroit, recorded again after World War II. Good ragtime player, full of surprise on the blues, excellent technician. Associated with Sweet Williams during his Chicago period. (from "Deep South Piano" by Karl Gert zur Heine)

     
Genres
  • Blues
  • Jazz
Popular Tracks   
Arnold Wiley Rag on Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders Here: Classic Piano Rags, Blues, & Stomps 1928-35 by Various Artists
Windy City on Mama Don’t Allow No Easy Riders Here: Classic Piano Rags, Blues, & Stomps 1928-35 by Various Artists
Windy City on Piano Ragtime Of The Teens, Twenties And Thirties by Various Artists
Arnold Wiley Rag on Piano Ragtime Of The Teens, Twenties And Thirties by Various Artists

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Wiley's Boogie / Plain Food BluesArnold Wiley1947Album
My Best Gal / Barkin' DogArnold Wiley1945Album
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