Henry Townsend

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Henry Jesse James Townsend

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American blues singer, guitarist and pianist. He made recordings 1929-1937 and was rediscovered in the early 1960s, recording for Prestige/Bluesville, Adelphi, Nighthawk, Wolf, a.o. up to an album on Analogue Productions Originals in 1999.

Born: October 27, 1909 in Shelby, Mississippi.
Died: September 24, 2006 in Mequon, Wisconsin.

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H. Townsend, Henry, Henry J Townsend, Henry Thomas, Henry Townsend (as Henry Thomas), Henry Townsend (as Jesse Townsend), Henry Townsend And Friends, Henry Towsend, Jesse Townsend, Townsend

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Albums
	BVLP 1041		Henry Townsend	Tired Of Bein’ Mistreated (Album)	Prestige Bluesville	BVLP 1041	US	1962	Sell This Version
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	AD 1016		Henry Townsend And Backwards Sam Firk	Henry Townsend And Backwards Sam Firk - Henry T. Music Man (Album)	Adelphi Records Inc.	AD 1016	US	1974	Sell This Version
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	201		Henry Townsend	"Mule" (Album)	Nighthawk Records	201	US	1980	Sell This Version
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	120 495		Henry Townsend, Vernell Townsend	Henry Townsend, Vernell Townsend - St. Louis Blues (Album, Comp)	Wolf Records (2)	120 495	Austria	1981	Sell This Version
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	2107		Henry Townsend	Hard Luck Stories ‎(LP, Album)	Swingmaster	2107	Netherlands	1982	Sell This Version
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	CD 2202		Henry Townsend	St. Louis Blues Ace (Album)	Swingmaster	CD 2202	Netherlands	1996	Sell This Version
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	none		Henry Townsend	The "88" Blues ‎(Cass, Album)	Blueberry Hill Records	none	US	1998	Sell This Version
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	APO 2014		Henry Townsend	My Story (Album)	APO Records (2)	APO 2014	US	2001	Sell This Version
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	A CD 1002		Henry Townsend	The Real St. Louis Blues ‎(CD, Album)	Arcola Records	A CD 1002	US	2001	Sell This Version
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	none		Henry Townsend, Joe Willie Perkins, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Robert Lockwood Jr.	Henry Townsend, Joe Willie Perkins, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Robert Lockwood Jr. - Last Of The Great Mississippi Delta Bluesman- Live in Dallas ‎(CD)	Blue Shoe Project	none	USA & Canada	2007	Sell This Version
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	CD 120.496		Henry Townsend	Original St. Louis Blues Live ‎(CD, Album)	Wolf Records (2)	CD 120.496	Austria	2015	Sell This Version
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	OVCD-330		Henry Townsend, Roosevelt Sykes	Henry Townsend, Roosevelt Sykes - Blues Piano and Guitar, Washington University, Graham Chapel, 1973 ‎(2xCD, Album)	Omnivore Recordings	OVCD-330	US	2019	Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs
	14529-D		Henry Townsend	Henry's Worry Blues / Long Ago Blues ‎(Shellac, 10")	Columbia	14529-D	US	1930	Sell This Version
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	14491-D		Henry Townsend	Mistreated Blues / Poor Man Blues ‎(Shellac, 10")	Columbia	14491-D	US	1930	Sell This Version
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	13097		Henry Townsend	Doctor, Oh Doctor / Jack Of Diamonds Georgia Rub ‎(Shellac, 10")	Paramount	13097	US	1931	Sell This Version
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Compilations
	DOCD-5147		Henry Spaulding / Henry Townsend / Jaydee Short*	Henry Spaulding / Henry Townsend / Jaydee Short* - St. Louis Country Blues (Complete Recorded Works 1929-1937) (Comp)	Document Records (2)	DOCD-5147	Austria	1993	Sell This Version
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	KATCD 172		Henry Townsend And Friends*	Henry's Worry Blues ‎(CD, Comp)	Catfish Records	KATCD 172	UK	2000	Sell This Version
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	WSE 117		Henry Townsend, Henry Spaulding	Henry Townsend, Henry Spaulding - (1929-1937) Complete Recordings In Chronological Order ‎(LP, Comp)	Wolf Records (2)	WSE 117	Austria	Unknown	Sell This Version