Townsend, Henry: The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 3: Henry Townsend

Henry Townsend: The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 3: Henry Townsend - COMPACT DISCS

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The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 3: Henry Townsend

Artist:

Henry Townsend

Label:

Folkways Records

Product Type:

COMPACT DISCS

UPC:

093070381629

Genre:

Blues

Release Date:

2012-05-30

Number of Discs:

1

In the Blues in St. Louis, Volume 3, electric guitarist Henry Townsend plays familiar blues songs, accompanied by Tommy Bankhead on electric bass. Samuel Charters, who recorded the session in 1961, writes in the liner notes that he was "prejudiced against electric instruments" until he heard the duo play the first track, "Cairo Is My Baby's Home." the use of electric instruments for the blues is a trend that continued through the decades, with artists like Albert Collins and B.B. King, and elements of these electric bass lines can even be heard in Led Zeppelin's music.

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