Henry Sloan

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One possibility is that Sloan was the mysterious hobo observed by musician W.C. Handy playing guitar at a train station in the early 1900s. He made great contributions to modern music, and yet the details of his life can only remain a matter of speculation.

[edit] Life

Very little is known about the life of Henry Sloan. He lived in Indianola, Mississippi around the turn of the century. The only other facts that can be stated about his life is that he tutored Charlie Patton in the ways of the blues and moved to Chicago shortly after World War I.

[edit] References

• Delta Blues, part one Central Iowa Blues Society, URL accessed February 20, 2006