Those of us who loved the Blues of the Mississippi delta will be deeply saddened by the passing of this impressive bluesman from Hull. With the exception of Jo-Anne Kelly, I know of no other white performer of the rural (or Country) blues who could grab my attention like this man, whose mastery and grasp of the idiom was a joy to behold.

His slide-guitar playing was often hautingly beautiful, and his singing always sounded as if he had been born to portray the moan of the oppressed in a way that always sounded absolutely authentic.

We shall miss you Harry, and so will the world of Blues music.