Johnnie Blakey Boy Preacher [business card]

St. Louis, MO: [Johnnie Blakey], [date of publication not identified]. Ephemera. 3.5x2 inch card. Ink and pencil inscriptions on reverse. Very Good.

Business card for the preacher giving a St. Louis address. Blakey was a preacher known for his fast and spontaneous sermons, recordings of which appeared in recordings by Columbia, Okeh and Paramount in the late 1920s. He was among the first African-American preachers to record this style of sermon.

Cat.No: 339916

Price: $200.00