Henry Anderson (born 1800) was an American Philadelphia-area street vendor known as The Hominy Man, who became a local legend, beginning in about 1828, for his cries, which he used to hawk his wares. [1] His were said to be the "most musical of all cries", and he was noted for his "strong resonant ' tenor robusto'". [2]
Two examples of his cries:
De hominy man is on his way
From de navy yard
With his harmony [4]
Notes
- Hester, Karlton E. (2004). Bigotry and the Afrocentric Jazz Evolution. Global Academic Publishing. ISBN 1-58684-228-5.
- Southern, Eileen (1997). Music of Black Americans. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-03843-2.
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