Artist: Henry Thomas
Author: Henry Thomas
Label: Vocalion
Year: 1927
In pre blues style.
Covers:
Robert Johnson [as Last Fair Deal Gone Down]
Keb' Mo' [as Last Fair Deal Gone Down]
Dave Van Ronk [idem]
Rory Block [as Last Fair Deal Gone Down]
Eric Clapton [idem]
Beck [idem; on The Harry Smith Project Revisited]
Jim Byrnes [idem]
Melodically related with Comin' Round The Mountain (1889) and a couple of spirituals: Charley Patton's I've Been 'Buked And Scorned and You're Gonna Need Somebody When You Die to name but two. It is not to be confused with Lottie Beaman's Red River Blues ('24 - Paramount).
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)