Tommy Johnson, Alcohol and Jake Blues
In 1930, Tommy Johnson released Alcohol and Jake Blues with Paramount. It's an incredibly rare blues record, and the master tapes no longer exist. That means every single copy of the record that does exist that much more valuable. In 2013, one version of the vinyl sold for $37,100.
Unique Vocal Stylings
Tommy Johnson was best known for his "eerie falsetto" and his delicate guitar stylings. He was a Delta blues musician and played alongside artists like Charlie Patton and Willie Brown. His song "Canned Heat Blues" inspired the name of the blues group Canned Heat in the 1960s.
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