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- Nov 19, 2023
9:36 AMMade his first recordings in 1928 at the age of 14, blackhistorynow.com. He appeared on Broadway in 1940 as Blind Lemon Jefferson in the play "John Henry," which was loosely based on this song.Greg Vandy - Nov 23, 2022
19:01 PMMade his first recordings in 1928 at the age of 14: blackhistorynow.com ; earlier in his life, in 1921, Josh's father was dragged out of the house by five sheriff's deputies, beaten, and dragged by a horse through town to jail. He would spend the next nine years in a mental institution, until he died. Josh was 8 years old then, and started traveling and playing music with itinerant blind minstrel John Henry "Big Man" Arnold: www.culturalequity.org ; he appeared on Broadway in 1940 as Blind Lemon Jefferson in the play "John Henry," which was loosely based on this song - Aug 31, 2022
20:46 PM1933 single ; activist and musician who grew up in the South in the 1920s, he recorded for decades starting in 1928, sometimes under different names ; www.wirz.de ; dust-digital.com ; dusttodigital.bandcamp.com - Nov 24, 2021
19:02 PMJosh White appeared on Broadway in 1940 as Blind Lemon Jefferson in the play "John Henry," which was loosely based on the song - Oct 28, 2020
20:25 PMReissue of the 1956 album by this activist and musician who grew up in the South in the 1920s: thedailycountry.com ; Josh White recorded for decades starting in 1928, sometimes under different names ; he recorded versions of this song in the early ‘30s as “There's A Man Goin' Around Taking Names”: www.wirz.de - Jun 3, 2020
19:30 PMMade his first recordings in 1928 at the age of 14: blackhistorynow.com ; earlier in his life, in 1921, Josh’s father was dragged out of the house by five sheriff’s deputies, beaten, and dragged by a horse through town to jail. He would spend the next nine years in a mental institution, until he died. Josh was 8 years old then, and started traveling and playing music with itinerant blind minstrel John Henry "Big Man" Arnold: www.culturalequity.org - Nov 23, 2016
18:18 PMJosh White appeared on Broadway in 1940 as Blind Lemon Jefferson in the play "John Henry," which was loosely based on the song