album · April 29, 2002
Tommy McClennan, Vol. 1: Whiskey Head Woman
Document RecordsSee this day
bluesrhythm and blues
This 2002 compilation collects early recordings by Tommy McClennan, including his seminal 1939 track "Whiskey Head Woman."
- The recordings were made in Aurora, Illinois in 1939 and 1940.
- The album was released by Document Records, a label specializing in historical blues recordings.
- McClennan's raw, bottleneck guitar style and gruff vocals heavily influenced later blues artists.
Tommy McClennan was a country blues singer and guitarist from Mississippi. He recorded prolifically in the late 1930s and early 1940s for the Bluebird label.
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