Dan Sane
Dan Sane | |
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Birth name | Daniel Sains |
Also known as | Dan Sain |
Born | Victor | September 22, 1896 (uncertain)
Dan Sane (possibly September 22, 1896 – February 18, 1956) was an American Memphis blues and country blues guitarist and songwriter.[1] He was an associate of Frank Stokes. According to the Music journalist Jason Ankeny, "they had emerged among the most complementary duos in all of the blues, with Sane's flatpicking ideally embellished by Stokes' fluid rhythms."[1] The best-known of the songs written by Sane are "Downtown Blues" and "Mr. Crump Don't Like It." His surname was sometimes spelled "Sain".[2]
Biography
Sane was born Daniel Sains,[3] in Hernando, Mississippi.[4] There is uncertainty over his date of birth; most sources state September 22, 1896, but the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc suggest October 23, 1892, or perhaps 1890.[3] Some sources cite 1904 as his birth year and Michigan [sic], Mississippi, as his birthplace.
He moved to
Sane and Stokes moved to
In 1929, Stokes and Sane recorded again for Paramount, resuming their billing as the Beale Street Sheiks for a few cuts.[4] These 1929 sides were their last together, although they continued an intermittent performing partnership until Sane's retirement from music in 1952.[1]
In 1933, Sane recorded with the singer and guitarist Jack Kelly (1905–1953) and the fiddler Will Batts (1904–1956), as the South Memphis Jug Band.[4][9]
According to most sources, Sane died in Memphis in February 1956, aged 59,[1] but Eagle and LeBlanc state that he died in Osceola, Arkansas, on June 27, 1965.[3]
His grandson was the saxophonist Oliver Sain.[3]
Sane's recordings as a guitarist are available on numerous compilation albums, including The Best of Frank Stokes (Yazoo Records, 2005).[10]
See also
- List of blues musicians
- List of country blues musicians
- List of Memphis blues musicians
References
- ^ Allmusic.com. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ISBN 0-8256-0178-9.
- ^ ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ISBN 1-55728-452-0.
- ^ a b "Trail of the Hellhound: Frank Stokes" Archived February 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine U.S. National Park Service, Mississippi Delta Region, April 30, 2001. Accessed October 28, 2010.
- ^ "Frank Stokes: The Victor Recordings 1928–1929". Document-records.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ISBN 1-57806-859-2.
- ^ "Where Dead Voices Gather: Life at 78 RPM: "Cold Iron Bed", Jack Kelly & His South Memphis Jug Band". Theanthologyofamericanfolkmusic.blogspot.com. 2010-09-13. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
- ^ Eder, Bruce (2005-01-25). "Frank Stokes, The Best of Frank Stokes: Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-26.