BLUES - HENRY THOMAS - COMPLETE 1927-1929 -12-inch HERWIN 2 LP SET - SEALED
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BLUES - HENRY THOMAS - COMPLETE 1927-1929 -12-inch HERWIN 2 LP SET - SEALED
HERWIN 209, 2-LP Set
Gatefold Cover VG++, light shelf wear, SEALED, Vinyl Presumed MINT.
Notes by Mack McCormick in pages bound into gatefold.
HENRY THOMAS "Ragtime Texas" - Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 in Chronological Order
1975 issue; recorded 1927-1929.
Tracks:
A1 John Henry
A2 Cottonfield Blues
A3 Arkansas
A4 The Fox And The Hounds
A5 Red River Blues
B1 The Little Red Caboose
B2 Bob McKinney
B3 Honey, Won't You Allow Me One More Chance?
B4 Run, Mollie, Run
B5 Shanty Blues
B6 Woodhouse Blues
C1 Jonah In The Wilderness
C2 When The Train Comes Along
C3 Bull Doze Blues
C4 Don't Ease Me In
C5 Texas Easy Street
C6 Texas Worried Blues
D1 Fishing Blues
D2 Old Country Stomp
D3 Charmin' Betsy
D4 Lovin' Babe
D5 Railroadin' Some
D6 Don't Leave Me Here
"Henry Thomas' name may not be familiar to many modern listeners, but he was an important and unique historical figure, a songster whose broad repertoire included reels, rags, spirituals, minstrel tunes, pop and folk songs, and primal Texas blues. One of the first generation of African American singer-guitarists to record, Thomas was also one of the oldest, with a birth date of 1874. He recorded for the Vocalion label from 1927 to 1929, with the nickname "Ragtime Texas" appearing below his name on the records. All of the issued Vocalion sides were collected on a double LP by Herwin Records in 1975. Thomas accompanied himself strumming sprightly, rhythmic guitar and blowing the "quills" (panpipes made from cane). In his informative Herwin liner notes, Houston folklorist Mack McCormick explores the evolution of the blues and the significance of Thomas' music in our understanding of that history. McCormick describes Thomas as a hulking, hoboing bard who played the blues across Texas and wherever the railroad took him, although few concrete details of his life (and death) have surfaced. Despite Thomas' obscurity, his music has been widely heard, through songs such as "Fishing Blues," covered by the Lovin' Spoonful and Taj Mahal, and especially via the Canned Heat hit "Going Up the Country," which was based on Thomas' "Bull Doze Blues," with a flute imitating Thomas' quills." - from Blues Foundation website
RARE and Fine Country Blues Double LP.
Terrific and RARE BLUES Double LP Album in SEALED Condition.
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