Hayes McMullan (January 29, 1902 – May 1986) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.
This was at a time when McMullan had drifted from his Mississippi Delta homeland to perform the blues in juke joints across the Deep South.
[4] Wardlow subsequently wrote, "The few old snapshots I took, the handful of tunes we recorded, and his brilliant performance of 'Hurry Sundown' captured on film are all that's left of the musical legacy of Hayes McMullan, sharecropper, deacon, and—unbeknownst to so many for so long—reluctant bluesman.
"[4] Wardlow also transcribed the songs and wrote the sleeve notes for the 2017 release of McMullan's album Everyday Seem Like Murder Here.
[2] Another song on the album, "Smoke Like Lightning", later became "Smokestack Lightnin'" as recorded by Howlin' Wolf.