Tag Archives: San Antonio
“…beaten up, his guitar smashed…”
“I want to tell you all about the way they treated me.” From: “If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day” by Robert Johnson I’ve written about Robert Johnson before. I’ve written about the Mississippi Blues musician’s first recording … Continue reading
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Tagged Bruce Conforth, Columbia Records, Don Law, Ernie Oertle, Frank Driggs, Gayle Dean Wardlow, Gunter Hotel, H.C. Speir, Kindhearted Woman Blues, King of the Delta Blues Singers, Marie Oertle, Race Records, Robert Johnson, San Antonio, Up Jumped The Devil, Vocalion Records
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This Historic Day In Music: November 23, 1936, The Gunter Hotel, Rm.414, San Antonio, Texas – Take 2
They had travelled from Mississippi to Texas, the young black man with a guitar and the older, white business man. Years later, people along their route would still remember this unusual sight. The business man was Ernie Oertle, a talent scout … Continue reading
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