Stumbled on these recordings and I was wondering if anybody had more info about Debs Mays. He recorded these solo sides during a 1936 session in NY with Jack Pierce and His Cowboys.
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Stumbled on these recordings and I was wondering if anybody had more info about Debs Mays. He recorded these solo sides during a 1936 session in NY with Jack Pierce and His Cowboys.
Wow, what great finds, Lastfirstface, thanks so much for posting these! I'm sorry I don't have any information on Debs Mays, but he was certainly an ace guitar player. He reminds me a little bit of Johnny St. Cyr or Snoozer Quinn, although he has more obvious Country Blues influence via Lemon Jefferson. He's really a nice singer, too. What a treat to hear someone this good whom you've never heard before. Thanks!
All best, Johnm Lastfirstface
I was surprised to see that nobody had found these and put them on one of those white country blues compilations alongside people like Clarence Green and Dick Justice, but I guess his sound is a bit more urban and refined than those guys. There really doesn't seem to be much interest in Jack Pierce or his groups either, and I don't think I've heard any of his recordings outside his work with the Tenneva Ramblers.
I agree, great find. JT has a copy--Maybe it will show up on a future compilation--Or perhaps on a County release:
http://bluesimages.com/museum-78s/HTML-Individual-78s/Bluebird-6603-a-Slim-Jim-Soap-Box-Blues.html Found these (He's on p. 14): http://www.hillbilly-music.com/artists/story/index.php?id=14158 http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Station-Albums/WMMN-Family-Album.pdf Did a search for "Eugene Debs Mays" and an entry for a copyright for "Plains Are Calling Me" in Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions was found. (Attached) Probably the same person. http://tinyurl.com/jzcqrxf Pages: [1] Go Up
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