Yes - it's what LeDell told David Evans. I'll go see if he was conveying what TJ said or if it was a general statement. LeDell had earlier been a blues artist.
The Tommy Johnson story was actually told to David Evans in the 1960s by Tommy Johnson's brother LeDell, who became a preacher. Tommy died in the '50s, and no one ever interviewed him.
He's a little piece of leather, don't you know (re The devil, Peetie Wheatstraw, The Beatles and...wait for it...San Francisco's own Stella Brooks...find her on Folkways....god bless)
of course you have taken your kids to Clarksdale! Great post. Thank you.
Mississippi is the best place to get-on-down with the fam!
You are inspiring travel ideas
Yes - it's what LeDell told David Evans. I'll go see if he was conveying what TJ said or if it was a general statement. LeDell had earlier been a blues artist.
The Tommy Johnson story was actually told to David Evans in the 1960s by Tommy Johnson's brother LeDell, who became a preacher. Tommy died in the '50s, and no one ever interviewed him.
Is that quote from his brother?
He's a little piece of leather, don't you know (re The devil, Peetie Wheatstraw, The Beatles and...wait for it...San Francisco's own Stella Brooks...find her on Folkways....god bless)
good one