Henry Townsend

Henry Townsend

Henry Townsend

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Top Songs

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Henry's Worried Blues
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Since You've Come Back Home [Bonus Track]
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Look Over Yonder [Bonus Track]
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Turned On And Off [Bonus Track]
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Goin' Back Down South [Bonus Track]

Albums

  • "Mule"

    Dec 2018 • 21 songs

  • Poké Tok (Tik Tok Parody)

    Mar 2018 • 2 songs

  • Mule's Blues

    May 2015 • 17 songs

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Henry Townsend

Biography

Influenced by Roosevelt Sykes and Lonnie Johnson, Henry Townsend was a commanding musician, adept on both piano and guitar. During the '20s and '30s, Townsend was one of the musicians that helped make St. Louis one of the blues centers of America. Townsend arrived in St. Louis when he was around ten years old, just before the '20s began. By the end of the '20s, he had landed a record contract with Columbia, cutting several sides of open-tuning slide guitar for the label. Two years later, he made some similar recordings for Paramount. During this time, Townsend began playing t...
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