Too Tight Henry

Too Tight Henry, born Henry Lee Castle (June 5, 1897 or 1899 – August 16, 1971), was an American blues musician who recorded four songs for Columbia Records and Brunswick Records in 1928 and 1930.

Birth and Death Data: Born 1899 (Georgia (state of the United States of America)), Died August 16, 1971 (Chicago (city and county seat of Cook County, and largest city in State of Illinois, United States of America) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1928 - 1930

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia W147318 10-in. 10/27/1928 Charleston contest Too Tight Henry Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Columbia W147319 10-in. 10/27/1928 Charleston contest Too Tight Henry Male vocal solo, with guitar vocalist  
Brunswick C6416 10-in. Oct. 1930 Squinch owl moan Too Tight Henry Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C6417 10-in. Oct. 1930 The way I do Too Tight Henry Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica vocalist, composer  
Brunswick C6438 10-in. Oct. 1930 Sitting on top of the world Beale Street Rounders Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  
Brunswick C6439 10-in. Oct. 1930 Talkin' 'bout yo-yo Beale Street Rounders Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Too Tight Henry," accessed December 27, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347334.

Too Tight Henry. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 27, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347334.

"Too Tight Henry." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 27 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/347334

External Sources

Wikipedia: Too Tight Henry

Discogs: Too Tight Henry

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Too Tight Henry, 1899-1971 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98055222

Wikidata: Too Tight Henry - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28970660

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/43914811

MusicBrainz: Too Tight Henry - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6d8e61b0-299b-4e78-bf96-b4545f1e49cd

ISNI: 0000 0000 5552 3264 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055523264

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