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Smokey Blues

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Tune Title
Smokey Blues
Artist
Ellis Williams
Year
1929
Media Source
From the Collection of John Coffey
Collections Reference
John Coffey Collection
Label
Columbia
Catalog Number
14482-D
Matrix Number
149265
Track Order
1999.19

  • Smokey Blues

    No information on Ellis Williams, though the recording location suggests that he may be one of those East Tennessee "black hillbilly musicians" DeFord Bailey used to talk about.

    Ellis Williams, harmonica; unknown guitar.

    Johnson City TN 10/24/29 Columbia 14482-D

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