Jimmy Strong (musician)

Jimmy Strong (August 29, 1906 – April 1977) was an American jazz reedist.

Strong was based in Chicago as a teenager, performing in Lottie Hightower's Nighthawks.

Around 1925, he did a national tour with a traveling revue and stayed in California for a time, freelancing with several groups.

Upon his return, he joined Carroll Dickerson's orchestra, where he worked with Louis Armstrong; he appears on Armstrong's Hot Fives recordings.

In the 1930s, he played with Cassino Simpson, Zinky Cohn, and Jimmie Noone, in addition to his own bands.