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One of the more fascinating footnotes in blues history, King Solomon Hill's scant recorded legacy suggests a singer and guitarist of considerable originality and primitive force. Born Joe Holmes circa 1897 in McComb, Mississippi, he first attracted attention in the Lousiana area, becoming a constant at parties and juke joints; most certainly a self-taught guitarist, he is rumored to have roamed the Delta and Panhandle regions playing alongside <a href="spotify:artist:75dXIPuU5Adtq5pfMDpZ18">Sam Collins</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7lj7b7leXpYzY89FvWDiFy">Ramblin' Thomas</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5PSz1Yjo99BUa8WoRp6pnZ">Oscar "Lone Wolf" Woods</a> and possibly <a href="spotify:artist:6EsuMifB8c5rm5P2DdjiLe">Blind Lemon Jefferson</a>. Hill signed to the Paramount label in 1932, soon travelling to Grafton, Wisconsin to record the six tracks -- two of them alternate takes -- which comprise his known discography; songs like the eerie "Gone Dead Train" and "Down on Bended Knee" feature apocalyptic, seemingly alien vocals certainly unique to their time and place, accompanied by a raw guitar sound distinguished by irregular rhythms and notes said to be stretched out by a cow bone. After this lone session, Hill returned to the juke joint circuit, eventually vanishing from sight; reputedly a heavy drinker, he died of a massive brain hemorrhage in Sibley, Lousiana in 1949. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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