Henry Sloan

Henry Sloan (January 1870 – 13 March 1948?) was an African American musician. He played the Delta Blues and is known for teaching Charlie Patton to play the blues, and moved to Chicago after World War I.

 Life 
 Early life 
David Evans says that Sloan was born in Mississippi in 1870. He moved to a Plantation near Indianola at between 1901 and 1904.

 Career 
There is a rumour that Sloan was a hobo which was seen by musician W.C. Handy playing guitar at Tutwiler train station in 1903. Handy describes him as 

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Category:Blues guitarists
Category:American guitarists
Category:Singers from Mississippi
Category:Musicians from Mississippi
Category:1870 births
Category:1948 deaths