Re: [Harp-L] Roots of Sonny Terry




Very interesting, Tom
Now I know where Doc Watson got his "Rain Crow Bill". This is actually a re-tread of "Henry Whitter's Fox Chase" which Whitter had recorded in 1924 and 1927. The 1924 release apparently was a big success - that's five more years of influence on the record buyers.


Staggerin' Jim
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----- Original Message ----- From: "tom ball" <havaball@xxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 7:44 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Roots of Sonny Terry



We've all talked quite a bit recently about how influential Sonny Terry was to all of us, and rightly so -- the man was truly amazing....

Ever wonder, though, who Sonny himself might have listened to?
Check out the 1929 recording of "Rain Crow Bill" by Henry Whitter:

http://www.karavanrecords.net/GGWhitter.wav

cheers to all & happy harpin',

Tom Ball
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