Thomas, Henry 'Ragtime Texas' 1874-a1961 USA Texas, Big Sandy - ?Tyler
blues singer, guitarist, quills, one of nine children of former cotton plantation slaves, he first learned to play the quills, c1890 he escaped the farmwork and made a living by singing along the Texas and Pacific and Katy railroads that ran from Fort Worth and Dallas to Texarkana, 1893 he attended the Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1927-1929 in Chicago he recorded 23 songs for Vocalion Records, 1927-1929 his songs were arranged by producer for Vocalion and publisher J Mayo Williams (Illinois, Monmouth 1894-1980 Chicago) and copyrighted and published by J M Williams' State Street Music Publishing Company in Chicago, his songs of 1934 which he produced without J Mayo Williams were no longer successful and he seems to have abandoned music that year, in the 1950s he was last active in Tyler Texas, 28.nov.1961 he was still living because copyrigths were renewed to his name

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[P] Bull doze blues Henry Thomas. Voice, guitar, pan-pipes. r1928. LP Yazoo 1063
[] John Henry rec. 30jun1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1094
[] Cottonfield blues rec. 30jun1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1094
[] The fox and the hounds rec. 5oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1137
[] Red River blues rec. 5oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1137
[] The little red caboose rec. 5oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1138
[] Bob McKinney rec. 5oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1138
[] Shanty blues rec. 7oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1139
[] Woodhouse blues rec. 7oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1139
[] Jonah in the wilderness rec. 7oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1140
[] When the train comes along rec. 7oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1140
[] Honey, won't you allow me one more chance rec. 7oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1141
[] Run, Mollie, Run rec. 7oct1927 Chicago. Vocalion 1141
[] Don't ease me in rec. 13jun1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1197
[] Texas easy street blues rec. 13jun1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1197
[] Bull-doze blues rec. 13jun1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1230
[] Old country stomp rec. 13jun1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1230
[] Texas worried blues rec. 13jun1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1249
[] Fishing blues rec. 13jun1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1249
[] Arkansas rec. 1jul1928 Chicago. Vocalion 1286
[] Don't ease me in words and music Henry Thomas and J. Mayo Williams published and copyrighted State Street Music Pub. Co. Inc., Chicago 22sep1928
[] Bull doze blues words and music Henry Thomas and J. Mayo Williams unpublished, copyrighted State Street Music Pub. Co. Inc., Chicago 20dec1928
[] Texas easy street blues words and music Henry Thomas and J. Mayo Williams unpublished, copyrighted State Street Music Pub. Co. Inc., Chicago 20dec1928
[] Texas worried blues words and music Henry Thomas and J. Mayo Williams unpublished, copyrighted State Street Music Pub. Co. Inc., Chicago 20dec1928
[] Fishing blues words and music Henry Thomas and J. Mayo Williams unpublished, copyrighted State Street Music Pub. Co. Inc., Chicago 5jun1929
[] Railroadin' some rec. 7oct1929 Chicago. Vocalion 1443 in this song he supplies his itinerary, including Texas: Rockwall, Greenville, Denison, Grand Saline, Silver Lake, Mineola, Tyler, Longview, Jefferson, Marshall, Little Sandy and Big Sandy, the Indian Territory, Muskogee, Missouri: Sedalia and Kansas City, Illinois: Springfield, Bloomington, Joliet and Chicago
[] Don't leave me here rec. 7oct1929 Chicago. Vocalion 1443
[] Charmin' Betsy rec. 7oct1929 Chicago. Vocalion 1468
[] Lovin' babe rec. 7oct1929 Chicago. Vocalion 1468
[] My sweet candy words and music Henry Thomas copyrighted Henry Thomas 8nov1934, copyright renewal Henry Thomas 9nov1961
[] She's got what I want words and music Henry Thomas copyrighted Henry Thomas 8nov1934, copyright renewal Henry Thomas 9nov1961
[] Sick with the blues words and music Henry Thomas copyright Henry Thomas 28nov1934, copyright renewal Henry Thomas 28nov1961

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