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Frank hutchinson

Overview[]

Frank Hutchison was a country Blues Guitarist. He was one of the first white performers to use the Slide Guitar method. He often played with Dick Justice, Williamson Brothers and Curry, Fiddlin' John Carson, and Emmet Miller.

Biography[]

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Young Hutchison.

Hutchison was born in 1897 in Logan County, WV. He learned to play Harmonica as a child. His Guitar style was influenced by blues guitarists Henry Vaughn and Bill Hunt. In the 1920s, he performed in several Medicine Shows. His recording career started in 1926, he recorded more than 30 songs for Okeh over a 4 year period. His career ended in 1929, after which he had a grocery store for a brief period in Lake, WV. He died in 1945.

Albums Featured[]

  • The Anthology Of American Folk Music
  • Worried Blues (album)
  • Frank Hutchison Vol. 1
  • Good For What Ails You!
  • Prayers From Hell
  • Old Time
  • Roots 'n' Blues
  • People Take Warning!
  • Times Ain't Like They Used To Be
  • Old Time Music Of West Virginia
  • Old-Time Mountain Guitar
  • Old-Time Mountain Blues
  • White Country Blues
  • Hard Times In The Country
  • Old Time Music From West Virginia
  • Document Shortcuts
  • The Train That Carried My Girl From Town (album)
  • West Virginia Hills

Original Discography[]

  • Worried Blues (song)
  • Train That Carried The Girl From Town (song)
  • Stackalee
  • The Wild Horse
  • Long Way To Tipperary
  • The West Virginia Rag
  • C&O Excursion
  • Coney Isle
  • Old Rachel
  • Lightning Express
  • Logan County Blues
  • The Last Scene Of The Titanic
  • All Night Long
  • Alabama Girl, Ain`t You Comin` Out Tonight?
  • Hell Bound Train
  • Wild Hogs In The Red Brush
  • The Burglar Man
  • Back In My Home Town
  • The Miner`s Blues
  • Hutchison`s Rag
  • The Boston Burglar
  • The Chevrolet Six
  • Cumberland Gap
  • The Deal
  • Railroad Bill
  • Johnny And Jane
  • Cannon Ball Blues
  • K.C. Blues
  • The Medicine Show
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