Mississippi Jail House Groan - Music

Rubin "Rube" Lacey January 2 1901 – November 14 1969 Was An American Country Blues Singer Guitarist And Songwriter. Lacey Was Born In Pelahatchie Mississippi United States And Learned Guitar In His Teens From An Older Performer George Hendrix. Working Out Of The Jackson Area In The Mississippi Delta He Became One Of The State's Most Popular Blues Singers. His Bottleneck Style Inspired That Of The Better Known Performer Son House. In 1927 He Recorded Four Songs For Columbia Records In Memphis Tennessee Though None Were Released And The Masters Do Not Survive. In 1928 Lacey Recorded Two Tunes "Mississippi Jail House Groan" And "Ham Hound Crave" For Paramount Records Which Constitutes His Recorded Legacy. Four Years Later He Became A Minister And Was Later Found Living In Lancaster California By Blues Researcher David Evans Who Recorded Him With His Congregation. He Died There On November 14 1969. read less