Townsend, Henry | MULE | CD

Henry Townsend was an American blues singer, guitarist and pianist, born in Shelby, Mississippi, on 27 October 1909. He made recordings from 1929 to 1937 and was rediscovered in the early 1960s, recording for labels including Prestige/Bluesville, Adelphi and Nighthawk. He died in Mequon, Wisconsin, on 24 September 2006.

Mule is a one-disc album by Henry Townsend, issued by Omnivore Recordings in 2018. It was recorded in St. Louis in 1979. Apart from two songs, the material was improvised in the studio. Yank Rachell plays mandolin, Norman Merritt plays guitar, Vernell Townsend sings, and Leroy Pierson produced the original album and updated the liner notes.

Track List

1. Bad Luck Dice
2. Nothing But Trouble
3. Things Have Changed
4. The Old Man's Soul
5. Tears Come Rollin' Down
6. It's A Hard Road To Travel
7. Talkin' Guitar Blues
8. I'm Just An Ordinary Man
9. Alley Strut
10. Can't You See
11. Dark Clouds Rising
12. The Train Is At The Station
13. Overstayed My Time
14. The Other Night
15. Broken Home Blues
16. Going Back To My Baby
17. Nice And Kind
18. Goin' Back Down South
19. Turned On And Off
20. Look Over Yonder
21. Since You've Come Back Home