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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)
Artist: Mississippi Sheiks
Author: Bo Carter
Label: Okeh
Year: 1930
Country string family band with the children of Eliza Jackson and former slave Henderson Chatmon. Four members excelled: three brothers, Armenter (Bo) Chatmon (later to record solo as Bo Carter), Sam and Lonnie (the only one who could read music) and cousin Walter Vincent (who renamed himself Walter Jacobs, not to be confused with harmonicaman Little Walter).
Covers:
Tony Hollins [B-side of Crawling King Snake as I'm The Only One In This Town]
Brendan Croker & The Five O'Clock Shadows [as Lonely Boy In Town and as Lonely One In Town on The Kershaw Sessions ('87)]
Steve Dawson [on Mississippi Sheiks tribute Things About Coming My Way]
See also: All Around Man, Livin' In A Strain, Please Baby, The World Is Going Wrong, I've Got Blood In My Eyes For You and Sitting On Top Of The World.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)