Richard Harney

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Richard "Hacksaw" Harney (born July 16, 1902 in Money (Mississippi) , † December 25, 1973 in Jackson (Mississippi) ) was an American blues guitarist (also pianist).

Harney appeared in the 1920s with his brother Maylon as Pet & Can and then worked as an accompanist for various singers; In 1927 he recorded with Pearl Dickson and Walter "Pat" Rhodes for Columbia Records . After his brother was murdered in a juke joint , he worked full-time as a piano tuner and repairer in the Memphis, Tennessee area . He also played with Robert Lockwood junior , Robert Johnson and Big Joe Williams . His nickname Hacksaw came from a hacksaw he carried in his tool case. It was not until the late 1960s that Harney was rediscovered and he recorded ten tracks for the Adelphi Records label in 1972, which appeared on the Sweet Man album . Harney played Piedmont - fingerstyle blues mixed with ragtime influences, similar to Blind Blake's game . Most of his tracks are up-tempo instrumental numbers. Harney died a year after his last recordings; he was buried in a poor grave in the Raymond Cemetery in Raymond (Mississippi) .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ life data and discography
  2. ↑ http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_h1b.htm
  3. ^ Edward Komara, Peter Lee Blues Encyclopedia 2004, p. 409
  4. ↑ http://www.thebluestrail.com/artists/mus_hharn.htm
  5. ^ Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience . 2013, page 188
personal data
SURNAME Harney, Richard
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Harney, Hacksaw (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues guitarist (also pianist)
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH Money (Mississippi)
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 1973
Place of death Jackson (Mississippi)