p, vc, 1900-1943 US, Winnipeg
Musician / Arranger of Jazz and Blues
A.k.a. Hartzell Strathdene Parham Hartzell Parham
Tiny Parham (born 25 February 1900, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada - died 4 April 1943, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) was a Canadian-born American early blues pianist and arranger. Parham was born in Canada and grew up in Kansas City, USA. Starting with vaudeville, he moved to Chicago in 1925, where he led several small bands, worked as an arranger and talent scout at Paramount Records, and played organ and piano in theatres. Under the name of Tiny Parham And His Musicians he cut 38 sides for Victor between 1928 and 1930. In the 1930's he continued to lead and tour with his own bands. He died in a dressing room in Milwaukee during a show in 1943.
Track list and 30sec audio provided by
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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(1928-1930) The Alternative Takes In Chronological Order | Tiny Parham | 2002 | Compil. |
1928-1930 | Tiny Parham | 1996 | Compil. |
Loveless Love / 19th Street Blues | Johnny Dodds And Tiny Parham | 1995 | Album |
Careless Love / 19th Street Blues | Johnny Dodds And Tiny Parham | 1995 | Album |
Tiny Parham | Tiny Parham | 1967 | Album |
Tiny Parham's South Side Jazz | Tiny Parham | 1955 | Compil. |
Oh Daddy / Sweet Patunia | Johnny Dodds And Tiny Parham / Vance Dixon And Alec Channey | 1927 | Album |
Volume 2 | Tiny Parham | Compil. | |
19th Street Blues / Careless Love | Johnny Dodds With Tiny Parham | Album | |
Untitled | Tiny Parham | Compil. |
Tiny Parham And His "Forty" Five Blues and Jazz |
Tiny Parham And His Musicians Jazz |
Tiny Parham's Four Aces Jazz and Blues |