Sloppy Henry

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1924 - 1929

Roles Represented in DAHR: baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, guitar, songwriter

Notes: Original name: Waymon Henry; sometimes listed as Weyman Henry.

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
OKeh 8715 10-in. 8/27/1924 Tom cat rag Eddie Heywood ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, songwriter  
OKeh 8716 10-in. 8/27/1924 Cannon ball blues Eddie Heywood ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, lyricist  
OKeh 9578 10-in. March 1926 Foggy morning blues Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist  
OKeh 9579 10-in. March 1926 Bobbed haired woman blues Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist  
OKeh 9580 10-in. March 1926 Traveling blues Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist  
OKeh 9581 10-in. March 1926 [Unknown title(s)] Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
OKeh 9582 10-in. March 1926 Goose pecked man Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer  
OKeh 9583 10-in. March 1926 Alias Charley Jones blues Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer  
OKeh 9584 10-in. March 1926 Run away blues Ms. Burr ; Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Female-male vocal duet, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist  
OKeh 9585 10-in. March 1926 [Unknown title(s)] Eddie Heywood Sr. ; Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with piano vocalist, baritone vocal  
OKeh W402139 10-in. 8/13/1928 Canned heat blues Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W402140 10-in. 8/13/1928 Say I do it Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars vocalist, baritone vocal, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W402141 10-in. 8/13/1928 Long, tall, disconnected mama Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo and vocal duet, with violin and guitar lyricist, composer, vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W402142 10-in. 8/13/1928 Royal Palm Special blues Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar vocalist, baritone vocal, instrumentalist, guitar  
OKeh W402281 10-in. 3/12/1929 Hobo blues Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer  
OKeh W402282 10-in. 3/12/1929 The best cheap car in the market is a Ford Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer  
OKeh W402283 10-in. 3/12/1929 Jomo man blues Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer  
OKeh W402284 10-in. 3/12/1929 Some sweet rainy day Sloppy Henry Male vocal solo, with cornet and piano vocalist, baritone vocal, composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Sloppy Henry," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107639.

Sloppy Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107639.

"Sloppy Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/107639

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Sloppy Henry - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n97086295

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/53438950

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