Joseph Spence
Joseph Spence
Top Songs
| 1 | Brownskin Gal | ||
| 2 | Out on the Rolling Sea | ||
| 3 | Bimini Gal | ||
| 4 | Jump in the Line | ||
| 5 | We Will Understand It Better By And By |
Albums
Jul 2021 • 13 songs
May 2021 • 1 song
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About
Biography
Born on the island of Andrus in the Bahamas, Spence created an idiosyncratic (and inimitable) guitar style rife with percussive and improvisatory vamps around staid hymns and such "square" standards as "Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer." He was a folk guitarist's Thelonious Monk, and his growling vocal counterpoint and surprising inventions are one of folk music's great delights. ~ Mark A. Humphrey