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Champion Jack Dupree

A native of New Orleans, Champion Jack Dupree's exact birthdate is unknown, though it's likely in July between 1908 and 1910. He was orphaned at a young age and learned to survive in the city hustling and playing blues and barrelhouse piano. A move to Detroit in the early 1930s led to a meeting with Joe Louis and the beginning of a successful boxing career where he acquired the nickname Champion Jack. His 1941 song “Junker’s Blues” would later be considered the jumping off point for Fats Domino’s “The Fat Man”. After serving in WWII, Dupree established himself in New York and sta...