Henry Thomas
Henry Thomas (1874–1930?) was an American country blues singer, songster and musician. Although his recording career, in the late 1920s, was brief, Thomas influenced performers including Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Grateful Dead, and Canned Heat. Often billed as "Ragtime Texas", Thomas's style is an early example of what later became known as Texas blues guitar. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1874 (Big Sandy), Died 1930
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer, reed aerophone
Notes: Often sub-credited as "Ragtime Texas."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= 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 |
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Brunswick | C1999 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Bull doze blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and reed pipes or whistling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C2000 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Don’t ease me in | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C2001 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Texas easy street blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C2002 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Texas worried blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C2003 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Fishing blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and possibly reed pipes | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, reed aerophone | |
Brunswick | C2007 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Chicken rag | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and possibly reed pipes | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C2008 | 10-in. | 6/13/1928 | Old country stomp | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and reed pipes or whistling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C4621 | 10-in. | 10/6/1929 | Charming Betsy | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and or quill. | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C4622 | 10-in. | 10/6/1929 | Lovin’ babe | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and possibly quill | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C4623 | 10-in. | 10/6/1929 | Railroadin’ some | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and quill or reed pipes | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, reed aerophone | |
Brunswick | C4624 | 10-in. | 10/6/1929 | Don’t leave me here | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1021-C1023 | 10-in. | 7/1/1927 | The fox and the hounds | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and reed pipes or whistling | vocalist, instrumentalist, reed aerophone, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1024-C1025 | 10-in. | 7/1/1927 | John Henry | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and reed pipes or whistling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone | |
Brunswick | C1026-C1027 | 10-in. | 7/1/1927 | Cottonfield blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | C1028-C1029 | 10-in. | 7/1/1927 | Arkansas | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Brunswick | C1198-C1199 | 10-in. | 10/5/1927 | The fox and hounds | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and reed pipes or whistling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, reed aerophone | |
Brunswick | C1200-C1201 | 10-in. | 10/5/1927 | The little red caboose | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and reed pipes or whistling | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C1202-C1203 | 10-in. | 10/5/1927 | Bob McKinney | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar and whistling or reed pipes | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, reed aerophone, composer | |
Brunswick | C1205-C1207 | 10-in. | 10/5/1927 | Red River blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1220-C1221 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | Honey, won’t you allow me one more chance? | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1222-C1223 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | Run, Mollie, run | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1224-C1225 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | Shanty blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1226-C1227 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | Woodhouse blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1228-C1229 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | Jonah in the wilderness | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Brunswick | C1230-C1231 | 10-in. | 10/7/1927 | When the train comes along | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Thomas, Henry," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353142.
Thomas, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/353142.
"Thomas, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Thomas, Henry, 1874- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96065232
Wikidata: Henry Thomas - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1607308
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/38974364
MusicBrainz: Henry Thomas - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/46b6c6e1-81ca-4fa8-b264-8f0fe49dff1a
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