You never get nothing by being an angel child. You better change your ways and get real wild, 'Cause wild women don't worry. Wild women don't have the blues - Ida Cox, Wild Women Don't Have the Blues
He certainly isn't just happen to be sitting down. Everyone is staged overall by the photographer. What would attract such a crowd? .. His suit collars and shirt are the same as Charlie's, his hair is a white mans look, his shoes are hard to tell. But Ive read and heard many descriptions of him and this looks alot like the usual description. We only have one photo to compare to so who knows...
I agree that there is a resemblance but I don't think it's him. I do have a theory on the occasion. The man in question is the only one sitting except the woman sitting on his lap. They are in the center of the picture, right next to the preacher. I suspect it is their wedding picture. Why else would she be sitting in such a familiar way with him, at church, next to the preacher?
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Howlin Wolf - "When you ain't got no money and can't pay your house rent and can't buy you no food, you've damn sure got the blues."
(Semmes Chapel) Benton County, MS near Canaan and Holly Springs...circa 1920s Wedding sounds logical and wow, thats alot of people for a wedding, if so... (they were popular folks) it seems
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Wedding was my thought as well, as she's dressed in white. Maybe one of the Preacher's family as there's a group next to the couple that seems prominent? Perhaps the turnout is a shot of the congregation with important people in it ? There seems to be special forward positioning of 3 men who are separated from the crowd on the right and one on the left as well.
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I'd also ask for a post of the photo in a larger format, if possible (or a link to a larger online version). It's a great photo with lots of historical info, and it would be fun to be able to go over it in more detail.