Dick Justice

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Dick Justice
Birth nameHenry Franklin Justice
Born(1903-04-02)April 2, 1903
East Lynn, West Virginia, U.S.[1]
DiedSeptember 12, 1962(1962-09-12) (aged 59)
Yolyn, West Virginia, U.S.[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Coal miner
  • Musician
Instrument(s)
Years active1929
LabelsBrunswick Records

Henry Franklin "Dick" Justice (April 2, 1903 – September 12, 1962) was an American blues and folk musician, who hailed from West Virginia, United States.

Biography

Born Henry Franklin Justice,

Victor Records.[3] Justice's "Cocaine" is a verse-for-verse cover of the Jordan track of the same name recorded two years earlier.[4] The song "Brownskin Blues" is also stylistically akin to much of Jordan's work but stands on its own as a Justice original.[5]

Justice is musically related to

coal miner in Logan County, West Virginia),[6] Bayless Rose and The Williamson Brothers
.

His recording of the traditional ballad "

fiddler Reese Jarvis.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Haddox, Chris (May 2021). "Dick Justice". wvu.edu. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Dick Justice". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Dick Justice". Music to Blow. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08.
  4. ^ Simpson, Brent (11 March 2012). "Cocaine Blues". Down Under Delta.
  5. ISBN 9780719023491.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  6. ISBN 9781858285344
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  7. ^ "Anthology of American Folk Music". Smithsonian Folkways.
  8. ISBN 9780813108780.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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