[2] His two solo recorded compositions were "Louisiana Glide" and "Chain 'Em Down", although scant details of his life and career are known.
[1] In 1918, Garnett was described as a "piano player, not employed", short, stout and "totally blind".
[2] Certainly "Louisiana Glide" was described as a "good example of the barrelhouse style wherein melodic treble work is combined with a thunderous, driving boogie-type bass".
[1] "Shave 'Em Dry" gained more notoriety when performed by Lucille Bogan in 1935.
[5] Garnett died of an intracerebral hemorrhage in Cook County Hospital, Chicago, in January 1933, aged 35.