Richard "Can" Harney
Richard "Hacksaw" Harney (July 16, 1902 – December 25, 1973) was an American Delta blues guitarist and pianist. He first entered a recording studio with his brother Maylon in 1928, to wax guitar work backing for separate tracks by Pearl Dickson and Walter Rhodes. However, Harney recorded rarely, until his belated solo album, Sweet Man (1972). According to Robert Palmer, Harney was "... an exceptional technician whose busy, dense finger-picking style was far removed from the more heavily rhythmic playing of the Patton-House school and who was regarded by many musicians as the best guitarist in the Delta." The loss of his murdered brother, a speech impediment and naturally shy disposition, were all factors in preventing Harney from achieving fame. He spent most of his working lifetime as an itinerant piano tuner and repairer. |
Birth and Death Data: Born July 16, 1902, Died December 25, 1973
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Columbia | W145357 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | She's a gal of mine | Walter Rhodes | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano accordion | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145358 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | The crowing rooster | Walter Rhodes | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano accordion | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145359 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | Leaving home blues | Walter Rhodes | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano accordion | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145360 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | Left my baby blues | Walter Rhodes | Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars and piano accordion | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145369 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | High yellow blues | Pearl Dickson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145370 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Twelve pound daddy | Pearl Dickson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145371 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Little Rock blues | Pearl Dickson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Columbia | W145372 | 10-in. | 12/12/1927 | Guitar rag | Pearl Dickson | Female vocal solo ("blues singer"), with 2 guitars | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Harney, Richard "Can"," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106848.
Harney, Richard "Can". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/106848.
"Harney, Richard "Can"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Harney, Richard - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n93036055
Wikidata: Richard "Hacksaw" Harney - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q19299145
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/11515818
MusicBrainz: Richard "Hacksaw" Harney - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b42bdf9-ecf5-472c-be77-362c4ba84b60
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