Ed Andrews

During a March 1924 visit to Atlanta, OKeh made the historic first-ever field recording of a male blues singer/guitarist, Ed Andrews, who was seen busking on the street. A rough-hewn vocalist with a wide-shaking vibrato, Andrews accompanied himself with utilitarian pick-and-strum guitar. His first song, “Barrel House Blues,” strung together back-country verses, such as: “My mama told me when I was a chile, My mama told me when I was a chile,