Townsend, Henry

LC control no.	n 85269852
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Townsend, Henry *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Townsend, Mule Too Tight Henry, 1909-2006
Associated country	United States
Located	Cairo (Ill.) Saint Louis (Mo.)
Birth date	1909-10-27
Death date	2006-09-24
Place of birth	Shelby (Miss.)
Place of death	Mequon (Wis.)
Field of activity	Blues (Music)
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Singers Guitarists Pianists
Special note	Do not confuse with blues guitarist Henry Lee Castle (no 98055222), who also went by the nickname "Too Tight Henry".
Found in	His Henry Townsend [SR] p1984: label (Henry Townsend, vocals and guitar) A blues life, c1999: CIP t.p. (Henry Townsend) galley (b. 27 Oct. 1909 in Shelby, Miss.; blues guitarist; also played piano) Ency. of the blues, 1997 (Henry Townsend; b. 1910; vocals, guitar, piano) Wikipedia WWW site, Sept. 26, 2006 (Henry "Mule" Townsend; b. Oct. 27, 1909, Shelby, Miss. d. Sept. 24, 2006, Mequon, Wis.; American blues singer, guitarist, and pianist) OCLC 180082180: Last of the great Mississippi Delta bluesmen, p2006 (hdg.: Townsend, Henry; usage: Henry James Townsend) Oxford music online, March 30, 2017: Grove dictionary of American music, 2nd edition (Townsend, Henry; born October 27, 1909, Shelby, MS; died September 24, 2006, Mequon, WI; American blues singer, guitarist, and pianist) Encyclopedia of popular music (Townsend, Henry, aka Too Tight Henry; born October 27, 1909, Shelby, Mississippi; died September 24, 2006, Mequon, Wisconsin; raised in Cairo, Illinois, then moved to St. Louis in the late 20s; blues guitarist and pianist; closely associated with Walter Davis, touring with him and providing accompaniment on his recordings)