78 RPM PREWAR COUNTRY FRANK HUTCHISON OKEH 45144 1927
$
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Up for auction is a 1927 pre war country blues / old time / hillbilly 78 rpm record by Frank Hutchison on Okeh 45144.
The sides are Lightning Express / All Night Long.
From Wikipedia:
Frank Hutchison (born March 20, 1897 West Virginia - died November 9, 1945 Dayton, Ohio) was an early country blues and piedmont blues musician.
Hutchison is considered to be the first white rural guitarist to record the blues, as he did on several tracks for Okeh records. He worked as a coal miner at various coal mines in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, both before and after his career as a recording artist. Between 1926 and 1929, Hutchison recorded forty-one sides for the Okeh record company, of which nine were unissued. Three of the issued sides and three of the unissued were recorded with Sherman Lawson, a Logan County fiddler; others featured Hutchison's guitar, harmonica and voice. Hutchison also performed in the "Okeh Medicine Show," released by Okeh in 1929.
Hutchison is considered to be one of the finest performers of the "white country blues" genre of early folk music. One of his more famous recordings is "The Train That Carried My Girl From Town." His recording of "Stackalee" was included in Harry Smith's 1952 Anthology of American Folk Music, and influenced a number of musicians during the 1950s and 1960s folk revival.
Some years after his recording career had ended and after he left the Logan County coal mines, Hutchison and his wife operated a store in Lake, West Virginia, where he also served as postmaster. His family lived above the store. The store burned down, Hutchison lost everything and reportedly developed alcohol problems after that. He worked as a riverboat entertainer on the Ohio River and eventually moved to Columbus. He died in 1945 at a Dayton hospital, of liver disease.
I am listing some records from several 78 rpm hunting trips throughout the South & Midwest.
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Grading System:
- NM = near new condition
- E = barely played, extremely close to near new condition
- VG = played, but not abused condition, should play very well, may have light scratches, scuffs
- G = well played, but should play pretty well, will have deeper scratches, scuff; may have some background noise, scratches, scuffs, wear
- P = well used, pretty bad condition, lots of background noise
Grades VG+ with great shine & good loud sound for its age. Very few light marks & rubs. Nice labels (small spot tear on the "h" on 'Lightning' side). Clean record.
This record will be very securely packaged for shipment. Please let me know if you would like your records insured.
I will combine shipping with other single listing 78s I am auctioning for just an additional .50 cents each.
I try my best to describe and grade these as accurately as possible...I will gladly accept returns if you are not satisfied.
Good luck!
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