Henry Thomas – Texas Worried Blues (LP Vinyl)
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Henry Thomas recorded only 23 sides between 1927 and 1929, yet those sessions captured a musical world that was already vanishing, rooted in the post-Civil War Texas of his youth. His influence quietly runs deep; "Bulldoze Blues" provided the melodic backbone that Canned Heat transformed into "Going Up the Country," connecting a 19th-century itinerant songster directly to Woodstock.
No other recorded performer other than Henry Thomas presents a clearer picture of what music sounded like in theAmerican countryside in the latter 1800s. His repertoire included old ballads, popular songs old and new, pre-blues,religious compositions, square dance melodies, and more. His guitar rhythms are highly syncopated and highly infectiousand his strong propulsive phrasing is as captivating as his rare added use of the charming rural quill pipes.
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UPC: 016351108012
Label: Yazoo
Release Date: 7.3.26
Format: LP Vinyl