Henry Townsend
Henry "Mule" Townsend (born Henry Jesse James Townsend; October 27, 1909 – September 24, 2006) was an American blues singer, guitarist and pianist. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 45 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-69400 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Sunshine special blues | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-69402 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | Hard rock was my pillow | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-69403 | 10-in. | 6/9/1931 | As true as I've been to you | Willie Kelly | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-69414 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Sunny land blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BVE-69415 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | You don't worry my mind | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-77309 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Can't do that no more | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with piano | vocalist, composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-77310 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | She's got what I want | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77311 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | My sweet candy | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-77314 | 10-in. | 12/11/1933 | Sick with the blues | Henry Thomas | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85479 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Sloppy drunk again | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85480 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Travelin' this lonesome road | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85481 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Sad and lonesome blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85482 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Minute man | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85483 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Minute man | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85484 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Sweet sixteen | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85485 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Wonder where my baby's gone | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-85493 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | Don't love that woman | Henry Townsend | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-85494 | 10-in. | 2/25/1935 | She's got a mean disposition | Henry Townsend | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, vocalist | |
Victor | BS-91429 | 10-in. | 7/28/1935 | Dentist blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-91430 | 10-in. | 7/28/1935 | Root man blues | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-91431 | 10-in. | 7/28/1935 | Pearly May | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-91432 | 10-in. | 7/28/1935 | What have I done wrong? | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-91433 | 10-in. | 7/28/1935 | I can tell by the way you smell | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-91434 | 10-in. | 7/28/1935 | Santa Claus | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with piano and guitar | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Victor | BS-96234 | 10-in. | 10/31/1935 | Moonlight is my spread | Walter Davis | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Townsend, Henry," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105092.
Townsend, Henry. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/105092.
"Townsend, Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Thomas, Henry, 1874- - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85269852
Wikidata: Henry Townsend - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1607315
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69125956
MusicBrainz: Henry Townsend - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/a906b261-4eeb-4a61-bccb-5411a647a344
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