Henry Anderson (street vendor)

Henry Anderson (born c. 1800) was an American Philadelphia-area street vendor known as The Hominy Man, who became a local legend, beginning in about 1828, for his cries, which he used to hawk his wares.^[1] His were said to be the "most musical of all cries", and he was noted for his "strong resonant 'tenor robusto'".^[2]

Two examples of his cries:

Hominy man come out today
For to sell his hominay [sic?]^[3]

De hominy man is on his way
From de navy yard
With his harmony^[4]

• Hester, Karlton E. (2004). Bigotry and the Afrocentric Jazz Evolution. Global Academic Publishing. ISBN 1-58684-228-5.
• Southern, Eileen (1997). Music of Black Americans. New York: W.W. Norton & Co. ISBN 0-393-03843-2.