The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 3: Henry Townsend

In the Blues in St. Louis, Volume 3, electric guitarist Henry Townsend plays familiar blues songs, accompanied by Tommy Bankhead on electric bass. Samuel Charters, who recorded the session in 1961, writes in the liner notes that he was "prejudiced against electric instruments" until he heard the duo play the first track, "Cairo Is My Baby's Home." The use of electric instruments for the blues is a trend that continued through the decades, with artists like Albert Collins and B.B. King, and elements of these electric bass lines can even be heard in Led Zeppelin's music.

Track Listing

101	Cairo Is My Baby's Home	Henry Townsend	03:43
102	Tired of Being Mistreated	Henry Townsend	03:02
103	Rocks Have Been My Pillow	Henry Townsend	03:25
104	The Train Is Coming	Henry Townsend	03:54
105	She Just Walked Away	Henry Townsend	03:20
201	I Asked Her If She Loved Me	Henry Townsend	02:58
202	I Got Tired	Henry Townsend	03:08
203	My Home Ain't Here	Henry Townsend	02:45
204	All My Money Gone	Henry Townsend	03:00
205	She Drove Me to Drinking	Henry Townsend	02:44
206	My Baby Have Come Back	Henry Townsend	02:46