As a teen around 1969 I discovered Pinetop Smith and hunted up what I believe are all four of his 78s. He mentions his name on all of them. My guess is he was concerned that the labels might fall off the records, and no one would know who recorded them. My favorite of his tracks was "I'm Sober Now." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-wlobZ_Hc
As a teen around 1969 I discovered Pinetop Smith and hunted up what I believe are all four of his 78s. He mentions his name on all of them. My guess is he was concerned that the labels might fall off the records, and no one would know who recorded them. My favorite of his tracks was "I'm Sober Now." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G-wlobZ_Hc
Great
Great article! Did Ertegun and Ray Charles lift Mess Around from Pinetop? Sure sounds like it
yes, that is part of the consensus I guess.