Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon
Top Songs
| 1 | It Must Be Jelly (Cos Jam Don't Shake Like That) | ||
| 2 | Can't You Wait Till You Get Home | ||
| 3 | Corrine Corrina | ||
| 4 | I'm Gonna Dance Wit De Guy Wot Brung Me | ||
| 5 | If That Don't Get It, This Sho' Will |
Albums
Jan 2021 • 1 song
May 2015 • 30 songs
Jun 2005 • 24 songs
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Biography
Frankie "Half Pint" Jaxon was an eccentric singer and a mysterious figure who disappeared after the mid-'40s. Called "Half Pint" due to being 5'2", Jaxon (who was an orphan) grew up in Kansas City. At 15 he began singing in variety shows and at clubs. He toured with a theatrical troupe in Texas and Oklahoma, forming a song and dance team with Miss Gallie De Gaston that did well in vaudeville during 1912-1924. When he was 21, Jaxon began working regularly in Atlantic City (usually the Paradise Café) in the summer and the Sunset Café in Chicago in the winter. An expert at stagi...