Summary: <p>This is part three, the last episode of the series of the Jack Dappa Blues Podcast Series in affiliation with <a href="https://www.lonestarbluesfest.com/?fbclid=IwAR2I71wfgdW8FT_luOkQoi8BfluLox0ZKVsF-8CbC30lOG07dN91oBQ6-h4" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Lonestar Blues & Heritage Festival</a> about Henry Thomas, also known as Henry Ragtime Texas Thomas featuring our recurring guest <a href="https://theamericansongster.com/about/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The American Songster Dom Flemons</a>. </p> <p>On this last installment, we discuss the blues of Henry Thomas, the similarities of his songs to what W.C. Handy expressed he heard the first time he experienced the blues and the rich history of African American Traditional Music that comes out Texas. </p> <p>Podcast also available on <a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-jack-dappa-blues-podcast-31155060/">iHeart</a>,<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-dappa-blues-podcast/id1375326879"> iTunes</a>, <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/jack-dappa-blues-podcast/id1375326879">Apple Podcast</a>, <a href="https://play.radiopublic.com/jack-dappa-blues-podcast-6vVAD9">Radio Public</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0p5m3fsV3wje7qLM0lXhdK">Spotify</a> , <a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8zN2E5YTg4L3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz">Google Podcast</a> and more!</p> <p>Henry Thomas was one of the oldest black musicians who recorded 23 cuts on Vocalion Records between the years of 1927 - 1929. his music is a great opportunity to hear what African American Traditional music sounded like near the end of the 19th century. Henry Thomas’ body of music connects the roots of black music in Africa, from the nineteenth and twentieth-century African American folksong to the essence of the blues, as well as everything in between and thereafter.</p> <p>Please Donate, subscribe and share!</p> <p><form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post" target="_top"></p> <p><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick" /></p> <p><input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="6SLMNYAVRSWTY" /></p> <p><input type="image" src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/en_US/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" title="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!" alt="Donate with PayPal button" /></p> <p><img alt="" border="0" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1" /></p> <p></form></p> <p><br></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/africanamericanfolklorist/message
