Jacques Demêtre


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French music historian of American blues and gospel music, liner notes author, and photographer. Sometimes known as Dimitri Vicheney.
He was born February 16, 1924 in Paris. Died June 24, 2020.

APPEARANCES +


Champion Jack Dupree
Rocks
2018, CD, Comp, Bear Family Records,
Ry Cooder
Pull Up Some Dust And Sit Down
2011
Tiny Topsy & Lula Reed
Just A Little Bit: Federal's Queens Of New Breed R&B
2010, CD, Comp, RM, Ace
Chicago Blues A Living History
Chicago Blues A Living History
2009, ,
Chicago Blues
Sunnyland Slim
The Chronological Sunnyland Slim 1952-1955
2006, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Chicago Blues
Various
Le Blues 1925 / 1952
2002, 3xCD, Comp, Dig, Body & Soul (2), ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues/Chicago Blues
Sunnyland Slim
The Chronological Sunnyland Slim 1949-1951
2001, CD, Comp, Classics (11), ,
Chicago Blues
Jimmy Reed
Now Appearing
2000
Little Walter
Little Walter
1999, CD, Comp, Gitanes Jazz Productions, Universal
Various
Gospel (La Grande Anthologie 1927-1963)
1999, 2xCD, Comp, Body & Soul (2), Wagram Music
Various
La Grande Époque Du Gospel 1902-1944
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Best Of Gospel Records
John Lee Hooker
The Legendary Modern Recordings
1993, CD, ,
Rhythm & Blues/Electric Blues
Tampa Red
The Guitar Wizard
1993
John Lee Hooker
Blues Brother (24 Vintage Sensation Recordings 1948-1951)
1992, CD, Comp, Ace,
Elmore James
Dust My Broom
1992
Elmore James
Dust My Broom
1991, ,
Electric Blues/Chicago Blues
Sunnyland Slim
Devil Is A Busy Man
1989, LP, Comp, Mono, Official (3), ,
Chicago Blues
J.B. Lenoir
Fine Blues
1989, LP, Comp, Official (3)
Fats Domino
Only Rock And Roll
1989, LP, Comp, Official (3), ,
Rhythm & Blues/Rock & Roll
Muddy Waters
The Chess Box
1989
Elmore James
Come Go With Me
1989, ,
Electric Blues
Tiny Topsy
Aw! Shucks Baby
1988, LP, Comp, Sing, ,
Rock & Roll/Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Soul
Kokomo Arnold
Master Of The Bottleneck Guitar 1930-1938
1987, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Chicago Blues
Big Bill Broonzy
Midnight Steppers
1986, LP, Comp, Swingtime, ,
Chicago Blues
Sam Price*
Singing With Sammy - Vol 1 (1938-1944)
1986, LP, Comp, Swingtime
Elmore James
King Of The Bottleneck Blues
1986, LP, Comp, Mono, Crown Records (21)
Tarheel Slim & Little Ann
Wildcat Tamer 1951-1962
1985, LP, Comp, Mono, Krazy Kat, ,
Rhythm & Blues
Mahalia Jackson
In The Upper Room
1985
Elmore James And His Broomdusters*
The Original Meteor & Flair Sides
1984, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Ace, ,
Chicago Blues/Electric Blues
Sylvester Cotton
I Tried 1948-1949 Detroit Blues Volume 1
1984
Magic Slim
In The Heart Of The Blues
1980, LP, Album, Isabel Records
'Big' Joe Turner*
Early Big Joe (1940-1944)
1980, ,
Jump Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Eddie Boyd
A Sad Day
1980
"Sleepy" John Estes*
Down South Blues (1935-1940)
1979, ,
Country Blues
Lonnie Johnson
Lonnie Johnson
1977, LP, Comp, RCA, ,
Piano Blues/Country Blues
Kokomo Arnold
Vol. 1 : Bad Luck Blues 1934-1938
1975
Lightnin' Hopkins
Shake It Baby!
1974
Tampa Red
The Guitar Wizard: 1935-1953
1974
The Harmonizing Four
The Harmonizing Four.
1972, LP, Mono, Exodus Records (4)
Lightnin' Hopkins
Blues In My Bottle
1972
Doug Quattlebaum
Softee Man Blues
1972
Jimmy Dawkins
Jimmy Dawkins
1972, ,
Chicago Blues/Electric Blues
Mahalia Jackson
Memorial
1972, 2x Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Gospel
Lightnin' Hopkins
When The Saints Go Marching In
1969, 7", Single, Goody
Sonny Terry
Lost John
1969, 7", Single, Goody
Kokomo Arnold
Kokomo Arnold
1969
John Lee Hooker
Folk Blues
1969
Leadbelly
The Bourgeois Blues
1968, 7", Single, Goody
"Champion" Jack Dupree* / Mickey Baker
The Tricks
1968
Jimmy Reed
Wailin' The Blues
1968
Various
Detroit Blues - The Early 1950s
1966, ,
Chicago Blues/Delta Blues
Jimmy Reed
The Boss Man Of The Blues
1964, LP, Comp, Mono, Stateside
Various
Bad Luck Blues - A Blues Anthology
1963
Big Bill Broonzy
The Soul Of New Orleans
1962, 7", EP, Mono, Disques Vogue, Disques Vogue
Mahalia Jackson
Negro Spirituals
1962
John Lee Hooker
John Lee Hooker
1960, 7", EP, Top Rank International
John Lee Hooker
Blues Modernos
1960
Les Harmonizing Four*
Chantent...
1960
Memphis Slim
And The Real Boogie-Woogie
1959
"Brother John" Sellers*
"Brother" John Sellers
1958, LP, Album, Columbia
Pete Seeger
The House Carpenter / In The Evening When The Sun Goes Down
7", Single, Goody
Various
Negro - Spirituals
LP, Comp, Mono, Disques Vogue
Memphis Slim
And The Real Boogie-Woogie
LP, Album, Tri, Folkways Records, Le Chant Du Monde
Memphis Slim
And The Real Boogie-Woogie
LP, Album, Tri, Folkways Records, Folkways Records, Le Chant Du Monde
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Brownie & Sonny's Blues
Champion Jack Dupree
Women Blues
Etta James
The Best Of Etta James