Henry Spaulding recorded only one session, Chicago May 9, 1929, producing the classic "Cairo Blues," later covered by Townsend and others, and "Biddle Street Blues." The blocks of Biddle near the Mississippi river were near to Deep Morgan. (Paul Oliver, notes to Wolf 117 "Henry Townwend and Henry Spaulding (1929-37)"
"From Mississippi" (Don Kent, notes to Yazoo 1003 "St. Louis Town 1929-1933") Worked in and around Cairo, worked extensively with Townsend. "He died in the 30's. Townsend remembers Spaulding as an older man, and therefore Spaulding may have originated the "Cairo Blues" melody which was also used by Townsend, Jordan, Hi Henry Brown and Lane Hardin." (Don Kent, notes to Yazoo 1003 "St. Louis Town 1929-1933") Big Joe WIlliams and Henry Townsend have both recalled that Spauding was from Future City, Illinois. He died shortly after his two recordings. (. Pete Welding, notes to OJL-20 "The Blues In St. Louis 1929-1937")
