Henry Thomas
- Type: Musician
- Country: United States
- Born: 1874 in Big Sandy, Texas, United States
- Died: 1930
- Active: 1927 - 1929
Biography
Henry Thomas (1874-1930), known as Ragtime Texas, was a Texas country blues songster whose guitar and quills playing is an early model for Texas blues guitar. An itinerant railroad performer from Big Sandy, he recorded for #Vocalion Records# between 1927 and 1929, leaving blues, ragtime, gospel and dance tunes that include 'Fishing Blues' and 'Bull-Doze Blues'. Nothing reliable is known of him after his final session, and most biographers place his death in 1930. His songs were revived in the 1960s by *Bob Dylan*, *Canned Heat*, the *Lovin' Spoonful* and others, securing his place in American roots music.
Genres
Henry Thomas Discography
- Fishing Blues / Texas Worried Blues (1929) - Single - rated 3.9/5
- "Ragtime Texas": Complete Recorded Works - 1927 to 1929 in Chronological Order (1974) - Compilation - rated 4.15/5
- Texas Worried Blues: Complete Recorded Works 1927-1929 (1989) - Compilation - rated 4.1/5