Little is known of HENRY “RAG TIME TEXAS” THOMAS, yet his recorded legacy, between 1927-29, remains a wholly unique body of work.  He was a one-man band, accompanying himself on guitar and reeds/pan pipes - known as quills - which he played from a rack strapped around his neck.  The quills, combined with his strummed guitar, played in the style of a banjo, created one of the most memorable sounds in American Roots music.   His quills intro on ‘Bull Doze Blues’ was instantly identifiable when Canned Heat recycled it forty years later (albeit on an oboe) in ‘Going Up Country’.

1. John Henry
2. Cottonfield Blues
3. Arkansas
4. The Fox and the Hounds
5. The Little Red Caboose
6. Bob McKinney
7. Red River Blues
8. Won't You Allow Me One More Chance? Honey
9. Mollie, Run Run
10. Shanty Blues
11. Woodhouse Blues
12. Jonah in the Wilderness
13. When the Train Comes Along
14. Bull Doze Blues
15. Don't Ease Me In
16. Texas Easy Street
17. Texas Worried Blues
18. Fishin' Blues
19. Old Country Stomp
20. Charmin' Betsy
21. Lovin' Babe
22. Railroadin' Some
23. Don't Leave Me Here