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Joshua Barnes Howell Known As Peg Leg Howell March 5 1888 - August 11 1966 Was An African American Blues Singer And Guitarist Who Connected Early Country Blues And The Later 12-Bar Style. He Had The Strong Delivery And Ear-Catching Repertoire Of The Professional Street-Singer. He Was Born On A Farm In Eatonton Georgia United States And Taught Himself Guitar At The Age Of 21. Over Time He Became Skilled In Pre-Piedmont Finger Picking And Slide Guitar Techniques. He Continued Working On The Farm Until He Was Shot In A Fight As A Result Of Which He Lost His Right Leg And Began Working Full-Time As A Musician. In 1923 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia And Began Playing On Street Corners But Also Served A Period In Prison For Bootlegging Liquor.
In 1926 He Was Heard Playing On The Streets Of Atlanta And Was Recorded For The First Time By Columbia Records. They Released "New Prison Blues" Written While In Prison And The First Country Blues To Be Issued On The Label. Over The Next Three Years Columbia Recorded Him On Several Occasions Often Accompanied By A Small Group Including Henry Williams On Guitar And Eddie Anthony On Fiddle. His Recorded Repertoire Covered Ballads Ragtime And Jazz As Well As Blues. Anthony's Vigorous Dance Playing Gives Us A Rare View Of The Black String-Band Music That Was Almost Obliterated By The Craze For Recording Blues Guitarists.
Howell Continued To Play Around The Atlanta Area For Several Years But Also Began Selling Bootleg Liquor Again. After The Mid 1930s He Only Performed Occasionally And In 1952 His Left Leg Was Removed As A Result Of Diabetes Confining Him To A Wheelchair. A Single Track By Howell Was Issued On The Country Blues In 1959 And In 1963 He Was "rediscovered" In Dire Poverty In Atlanta By Folklorist And Field Researcher George Mitchell And His High-School Class-Mate Roger Brown. They Recorded Howell At The Age Of 75 With The Results Issued On LP By Testament Records Thirty-Four Years After His Last Recorded Sessions One Of Mitchell's First Field-Recording Sessions In His Long Career. Howell Died In Atlanta In 1966.
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Biography - Peg Leg Howell
Joshua Barnes Howell Known As Peg Leg Howell March 5 1888 - August 11 1966 Was An African American Blues Singer And Guitarist Who Connected Early Country Blues And The Later 12-Bar Style. He Had The Strong Delivery And Ear-Catching Repertoire Of The Professional Street-Singer. He Was Born On A Farm In Eatonton Georgia United States And Taught Himself Guitar At The Age Of 21. Over Time He Became Skilled In Pre-Piedmont Finger Picking And Slide Guitar Techniques. He Continued Working On The Farm Until He Was Shot In A Fight As A Result Of Which He Lost His Right Leg And Began Working Full-Time As A Musician. In 1923 He Moved To Atlanta Georgia And Began Playing On Street Corners But Also Served A Period In Prison For Bootlegging Liquor.
In 1926 He Was Heard Playing On The Streets Of Atlanta And Was Recorded For The First Time By Columbia Records. They Released "New Prison Blues" Written While In Prison And The First Country Blues To Be Issued On The Label. Over The Next Three Years Columbia Recorded Him On Several Occasions Often Accompanied By A Small Group Including Henry Williams On Guitar And Eddie Anthony On Fiddle. His Recorded Repertoire Covered Ballads Ragtime And Jazz As Well As Blues. Anthony's Vigorous Dance Playing Gives Us A Rare View Of The Black String-Band Music That Was Almost Obliterated By The Craze For Recording Blues Guitarists.
Howell Continued To Play Around The Atlanta Area For Several Years But Also Began Selling Bootleg Liquor Again. After The Mid 1930s He Only Performed Occasionally And In 1952 His Left Leg Was Removed As A Result Of Diabetes Confining Him To A Wheelchair. A Single Track By Howell Was Issued On The Country Blues In 1959 And In 1963 He Was "rediscovered" In Dire Poverty In Atlanta By Folklorist And Field Researcher George Mitchell And His High-School Class-Mate Roger Brown. They Recorded Howell At The Age Of 75 With The Results Issued On LP By Testament Records Thirty-Four Years After His Last Recorded Sessions One Of Mitchell's First Field-Recording Sessions In His Long Career. Howell Died In Atlanta In 1966. read less
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In 1926 He Was Heard Playing On The Streets Of Atlanta And Was Recorded For The First Time By Columbia Records. They Released "New Prison Blues" Written While In Prison And The First Country Blues To Be Issued On The Label. Over The Next Three Years Columbia Recorded Him On Several Occasions Often Accompanied By A Small Group Including Henry Williams On Guitar And Eddie Anthony On Fiddle. His Recorded Repertoire Covered Ballads Ragtime And Jazz As Well As Blues. Anthony's Vigorous Dance Playing Gives Us A Rare View Of The Black String-Band Music That Was Almost Obliterated By The Craze For Recording Blues Guitarists.
Howell Continued To Play Around The Atlanta Area For Several Years But Also Began Selling Bootleg Liquor Again. After The Mid 1930s He Only Performed Occasionally And In 1952 His Left Leg Was Removed As A Result Of Diabetes Confining Him To A Wheelchair. A Single Track By Howell Was Issued On The Country Blues In 1959 And In 1963 He Was "rediscovered" In Dire Poverty In Atlanta By Folklorist And Field Researcher George Mitchell And His High-School Class-Mate Roger Brown. They Recorded Howell At The Age Of 75 With The Results Issued On LP By Testament Records Thirty-Four Years After His Last Recorded Sessions One Of Mitchell's First Field-Recording Sessions In His Long Career. Howell Died In Atlanta In 1966. read less
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