Henry "Son" Sims (August 22, 1890 – December 23, 1958)[1] was an American Delta blues fiddler and songwriter.
[1] Sims served with the US Army in France during World War I. Sims went on to be the leader of the Mississippi Corn Shuckers, a rural string ensemble, and played with them for a number of years.
Sims died following renal surgery in December 1958 in Memphis, Tennessee, at the age of 68.
[2] He was buried in an unmarked grave in Bell Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Henry "Son" Sims (vocals), Patton accompanying guitar [6][7] With Muddy Waters