Henry Townsend

HENRY TOWNSEND

Contemporary of Big Joe Williams, Roosevelt Sykes, Sonny Boy Williamson & Robert Nighthawk.

Recorded for legendary labels like Columbia, Paramount, Victor/Bluebird.

Participant in the development of postwar ensemble style Chicago blues.

Received a posthumous Grammy® in 2008 for his performances on Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live In Dallas.