Ramblin' Thomas - No Job Blues

Can you post more of these? Its really hard to find Willard Thomas work.

Try Yazoo or Document labels, he has been on LP,s for years, way back to the 60,s.

Remind me a bit of Blind Lemon Jefferson!

Not surprising, both texas bluesmen.. Theres certain to be some similar influences!

PreWar:
You're the expert, so I'm flattered for the plus!
Keep up the good work

Yas--Born in Louisiana, moved up through Oklahoma, Shreveport and Oklahhoma to Dallas...great stuff man.

yea definatly with the voice... but the proficient slide guitar work is that of charley patton, or robert johnson.. in my opinion... i realy like it... :)

I think you will find he is his own guitarist.
Willard was his first name.
His brother for any who d not know was Jasse Babyface Thomas, who made some wonderfull tracks after WW2, + a couple before war. These brothers bought a couple of mail order giutars (Stellas) & learned themselves. Brilliant
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Correction they were I recall guitars from Sears Roebuck, mail order.
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Parts of this remind me of Monday Morning Blues as recorded by Mississppi John Hurt ("take a pick & shovel, go down in the mine"). But there was so much borrowing going on, cos that's the way blues & folk music is. One thing those guys had was a sure sense of rhythm & the ability to do strange things with it. Robert Johnson was the master, but you get a sense of it even with lesser-known names. Thanks for posting!