PEG LEG HOWELL and his Gang, Early Country Blues 78
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PEG LEG HOWELL and his Gang
Columbia "RACE" Series # 14210
Recorded in Atlanta Ga on Friday April 8th 1927
G+ Has had many many plays, a record you may want to have to enjoy until you can get a better copy
Joshua Barnes Howell, known as Peg Leg Howell (March 5, 1888 – August 11, 1966), was an African-American blues singer and guitarist, who connected early country blues and the later 12-bar style. Howell was born on a farm in Eatonton, Georgia. He taught himself to play the guitar at the age of 21 and became skilled in pre-Piedmont fingerpicking and slide guitar techniques.
In 1926, Howell was heard playing on the streets of Atlanta and was recorded for the first time by Columbia Records, which released "New Prison Blues", written while he was in prison; It was the first country blues record to be issued on the label. Over the next three years Columbia recorded him on several occasions, often accompanied by a small group, with Henry Williams on guitar and Eddie Anthony on fiddle.
Side 1 NEW JELLY ROLL BLUES
Side 2 BEAVER SLIDE RAG
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