FISHING BLUES

Created on 12/01/2006
Latest update on 03/11/2023

Artist: Henry Thomas
Author: Henry Thomas
Label: Vocalion
Year: 1928

"The freest song imaginable" according to the Anthology of American Folk Music, where Henry Thomas' version was reissued on.

Covers:

1936:

Lew Childre

1964:

Holy Modal Rounders

1965:

Lovin' Spoonful [in Woody Allen film What's Up Tiger Lily; Holy Modal Rounder fans; see also: Blues In The Bottle]

1967:

Jim Kweskin

1969:

Taj Mahal

2006:

David Thomas [on The Harry Smith Project Revisited]

Not to be confused with Memphis Minnie's (see there).

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