Henry Jesse James Townsend

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Henry_Jesse_James_Townsend
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Henry_Townsend
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Walter_Davis
gptkb:Roosevelt_Sykes
gptkb:St._Louis_blues_scene
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:National_Heritage_Fellowship
Blues Hall of Fame inductee
gptkbp:birthDate 1909-10-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shelby,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 2006-09-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Mequon,_Wisconsin,_United_States
gptkbp:genre blues
St. Louis blues
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Henry Jesse James Townsend
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
gptkb:piano
vocals
gptkbp:notableWork "My Story"
"Tears Come Rollin' Down"
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:saxophone
gptkb:singer
guitarist
pianist
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Columbia_Records
gptkb:Bluebird_Records
gptkb:Folkways_Records
gptkb:Nighthawk_Records
gptkbp:residence gptkb:St._Louis,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Vera_Townsend
gptkbp:yearsActive 1920s–2006
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Henry_Townsend
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6