other musicians such as Trixie Smith, he used the pseudonyms "Duke Owens" and "George Jefferson". In 1930, Blythe substantially decreased his recording activity, appearing on two sides of Robinson's group, Knights of Rest. He was living with his sister and her husband when Blythe contracted meningitis. Blythe died on June 14, 1931 aged 30. In November 2021 the Killer Blues Headstone Project placed a headstone for Jimmy Blythe in Beverly cemetery in Chicago,IL. References External links Jimmy Blythe (1901-1931) at the Red Hot Jazz Archive 1901 births 1931 deaths American jazz pianists American male pianists Boogie-woogie pianists Deaths from meningitis Neurological disease deaths in Illinois Infectious disease deaths in Illinois Jazz musicians from Kentucky People from Jessamine County, Kentucky 20th-century American pianists 20th-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians