Jimmy Yancey With Mama Yancey James Edwards “Jimmy” Yancey February 20 1898 - September 17 1951 Was An African American Pianist Composer And Lyricist Most Noted For His Pianowork In The Boogie Woogie Style. Estelle “Mama” Yancey January 1 1896 – April 19 1986 Was An American Blues Singer. In 1917 When She Was 21 She Married Jimmy Yancey Who Had Traveled The U.S. And Europe As A Vaudeville Dancer. She Often Sang With Him At Informal Get-Togethers And House Parties In The 1930s And 1940s And Performed With Him At Carnegie Hall New York In 1948. Because Jimmy Yancey Was A Great Boogie-Woogie/blues Piano Player Estelle Recorded Frequently With Her Husband. Jimmy And Mama Yancey Recorded The First Album Ever Made By Atlantic Records.