Tony Hollins DELTA BLUES DECCA NOS HEAR IT! Fishin' Blues / I'll Get a Break

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Here it is Blues Fans, John Lee Hooker Fans, Audiophiles, Music Fans, Vinyl Fans, and all other. This one is not to be missed. Most of you know what this is and just how unatainable this is. But for those who are not familiar with Tony Hollins, here are some facts: "Cited as a major influence by no less than John Lee Hooker , Delta blues singer /guitarist Tony Hollins was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi around the turn of the century. Few details are known of Hollins ' life; he cut his first recordings for OKeh in 1941, with his fluid, insistent performance of "Crawlin' King Snake" serving as the blueprint for Hooker's own later rendition. His "Traveling Man Blues" was also later appropriated by Hooker for his "When My Wife Quit Me"; clearly admired by his peers, Hollins never caught on as a popular favorite, and after another session in 1951, he gradually drifted out of music, focusing instead on his day job as a barber. He died in Chicago in 1959." ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi - Journalist Here is another one strait from the man himself, John Lee Hooker!!:EXERPT From:The Adventures of John Lee Hooker Biography of John Lee Hooker The bulk of the hundreds of songs Hooker recorded in those early years were constructed around a mere handful of basic templates; a small number of bottles into which to pour an infinite ocean of wine. First and foremost among these was “the boogie,” the signature groove he learned from his stepfather Will Moore; but though Moore’s is the more frequent influence cited by Hooker , his big sister’s one-time suitor Tony Hollins , who was the first bluesman Hooker ever heard, comes an extremely close second. And it was Hollins who introduced Hooker to the fundamental themes which were the building blocks, the DNA, of Delta Blues. “[ Hollins ] used to play, ‘ I wisht I was a catfish, swimming in the deep blue sea ,’ “ says Hooker . “That song go way-way-way back, man. Muddy didn’t write that song; the first time I heard it was [ Hollins ]. Tony Hollins would play it when Muddy was a little kid. ‘Catfish,’ he used to play that all the time, and another song which he give me was maybe a hundred years old. He give me ‘Crawlin’ King Snake.’ At that time there wasn’t no songwriters, there wasn’t no publishers, nothin’. They just made songs up in the cotton fields and stuff like this. It was just a song he made up and passed it onto me, so that made me the writer when I did it my own way. Now the song became so popular, everybody was doin’ it, the ‘Crawlin’ King Snake.’ Everybody do’s that now.” Among all but the most erudite blues buffs, Tony Hollins’s name is not exactly one with which to conjure. He recorded a mere handful of singles during the 1940s, and the two most durable compositions with which he is associated are most commonly attributed to others. Tony Hollins’s “Crosscut Saw” & “Crawlin’ King Snake” were up until very recently, credited to Tommy McClennan & John Lee Hooker . To child John Lee Hooker, of course, Hollins was a revelation: the man who gave Hooker his first guitar and first opened the door into the realm which Hooker would explore for the rest of his life. There has not been one of these for sale in at least 7 years and that is only because that is as far as the history goes back. There very well could have never been this 7" put up for sale. Even if there was, it was not in better condition than this one. You wont get any better than this, guaranteed. This Tony Hollins 7" came in in a lot of Store Stock NOS 45s. They were almost all DECCA from the 40s and 50s. Most were gospel and country, but this shining beauty was in the middle of it. It is not characteristic of DECCA to do blues, which is why this is such an amazing find. Good luck and !! ARTIST: Tony Hollins TITLES: Fishin' Blues / I'll Get A Break LABEL: DECCA RECORD #: 9-48300 SPEED: 45 rpm CONDITION: VG++/M- Store Stock New SLEEVE CONDITION: VG+ GRADING INFORMATION: M...(Mint), as in new and unopened. M-.. (Mint Minus) nearly new and looks n... read more

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