Tag: OKeh Records
Rediscovering Waymon “Sloppy” Henry -Songwriter, Bluesman, Vaudevillian One of the Mysteries of 1920s Atlanta
Songwriter, Bluesman, Vaudevillian — and One of the Mysteries of 1920s Atlanta Over the past few weeks I have been revisiting the catalogue of Waymon “Sloppy” Henry as part of an ongoing project to update metadata across the Document Records catalogue. Recently we launched Blue Century Records, a new label which allows us to present … Continue reading “Rediscovering Waymon “Sloppy” Henry -Songwriter, Bluesman, Vaudevillian One of the Mysteries of 1920s Atlanta”
“Fiddlin’ John Carson: The First Voice of Country Music”
🎻 Fiddlin’ John Carson: The Man Who Fiddled America Crazy IntroductionBorn on March 23, 1868, Fiddlin’ John Carson sparked the fire that became commercial country music. He was more than a fiddler — he was a moonshiner, a showman, and a radio pioneer. In 1923, Carson recorded “The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane” … Continue reading ““Fiddlin’ John Carson: The First Voice of Country Music””