The earliest known ‘Country’ recording has been found. The singer? A Black man. New Orleans performer Louis Vasnier. The unlabeled cylinder contained Vasnier singing and braying his way through “Thompson’s Old Gray Mule,”
Thompson Westendoff Old Gray Mule Recording
Thompson Westendoff Old Gray Mule Recording Sheet Music Album Insert Sleeve
“Thompson’s Old Gray Mule,” a song later recorded by hillbilly masters
Uncle Dave Macon and Riley Puckett.
In December 2024 a Single will be released of “Thompson’s Old Gray Mule”
this month as a 45-rpm record.
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