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He first attracted attention singing with Teddy Weatherford 's band in Calcutta , India , which made regular Radio broadcasts over the U. S. Armed Forces Radio Service during World War II . Witherspoon made his first Records with Jay McShann 's band in 1945 . In 1949 , recording under his own name with the McShann band, he had his first hit, "Ain't Nobody's Business", a song which came to be regarded as his signature tune. In 1950 he had hits with two more songs closely identified with him: "No Rollin' Blues" and "Big Fine Girl". Witherspoon's style of blues became unfashionable in the mid- 1950s , but he returned to popularity with his 1959 album, ''Jimmy Witherspoon at the Monterey Jazz Festival''. He later recorded with Ben Webster , Richard "Groove" Holmes , and T-Bone Walker , and toured in the 1970s with a highly regarded band of his own featuring Robben Ford and Russ Ferrante. He continued performing into the 1980s . |
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