Henry Townsend: Tired Of Being Mistreated-1964 Bluesville 2nd Edition Mono LP

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Used 1964 Trident Logo at Side Mono Reissue of Classic 1962 Prestige Bluesville Release of Composer/Guitarist/Pianist/Pioneering Acoustic Blues Vocalist Henry Townsend Entitled Tired of Being Mistreated, Produced by Kenneth S. Goldstein and Samuel B. Charters, Legendary Composer Henry Townsend Plays the Guitar, Piano Sings Accompanied by Tommy Bankhead on Guitar!  - "Influenced by Roosevelt Sykes and Lonnie Johnson, Henry Townsend was a commanding musician, adept on both piano and guitar. During the '20s and '30s, Townsend was one of the musicians that helped make St. Louis one of the blues centers of America. Townsend arrived in St. Louis when he was around ten years old, just before the '20s began. By the end of the '20s, he had landed a record contract with Columbia, cutting several sides of open-tuning slide guitar for the label. Two years later, he made some similar recordings for Paramount. During this time, Townsend began playing the piano, learning the instrument by playing along with Roosevelt Sykes records. Within a few years, he was able to perform concerts with pianists like Walter Davis and Henry Brown. During the '30s, Townsend was a popular session musician, performing with many of the era's most popular artists. By the late '30s, he had cut several tracks for Bluebird. Those were among the last recordings he ever made as a leader. During the '40s and '50s, Townsend continued to perform and record as a session musician, but he never made any solo records. In 1960, he led a few sessions, but they didn't receive much attention. Toward the end of the '60s,Townsend became a staple on the blues and folk festivals in America, which led to a comeback. He cut a number of albums for Adelphi and he played shows throughout America. By the end of the '70s, he had switched from Adelphi to Nighthawk Records. Townsend had become an elder statesmen of St. Louis blues by the early '80s, recording albums for Wolf and Swingmaster and playing a handful of shows every year. That's the Way I Do It, a documentary about Townsend, appeared on public television in 1984. During the late '80s, Townsend was nearly retired, but he continued to play the occasional concert until his death in 2006." - Selections on Side A Are the Henry Spaulding Penned Cairo Is My Baby's Home, the Henry Townsend Title Track, Rocks Have Been My Pillow, the Train Is Coming and Original Henry Townsend Composition She Just Walked Away - Songs for Side B Are the Henry Townsend Penned I Asked Her if She Loved Me, I Got Tired, My Home Ain't Here, the Roosevelt Sykes/Henry Townsend Classic All My Money Gone, She Drove Me to Drinking & My Baby Have Come Back - Used Copy, Front Cover Is Slightly Faded with a Light Surface Ring, Record Mint- - Mono Recording, Product Code BV 1041 - California Residents Add 9.75% Sales Tax - International S & H Extra -