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Blind Blake - Blues Singer, guitarist (1890 - 1933) Early finger pickin’ guitarist Blind Blake remains a mystery man of the blues. We know he was born Arthur Phelps, in Jacksonville, FL circa 1890-something and died sometime in 1933. He disappeared from the blues scene in Chicago, 1932, where he was considered the undisputed ‘King of the String,’ and had recorded over eighty solo sides for Paramount. Being Blind, Blake earned his living in the early years, most likely playing for change on street corners, or for dances and fish fries. He headed for Chicago in the early 1920s, signing a contract with Paramount in 1926
Live From Old York: Kathryn Tickell, Tom Brosseau, Breabach & Loudon Wainwright III
by Martin Longley
Kathryn Tickell & The Side National Centre For Early Music October 17, 2016 Folk and chamber classical collide, but it's not always clear how to untangle the parts, or whether we even want to, as another entity entirely is created. The Side ensemble is a half-and-half meeting between Northumbrian piper ...
Take Five With Vic Dillahay
by Vic Dillahay
Meet Vic Dillahay:Vic Dillahay is a Colorado-based guitarist, fretless guitarist, and mandolinist. He currently plays swing-era jazz with vibraphonist Pete Ehrmann in The Pete & Vic Duo, modern jazz with saxophonist Doug Carmichael (3ology), and acoustic hip-hop with One Member Shy of a Good band.Instrument(s):Guitar and fretless guitar.Teachers ...
Charlie Hunter: Public Domain
by John Kelman
There's no particular insight in the suggestion that most musicians lay their musical lives bare through their recorded work: near-instantaneous, fully formed leaps into greatness for some; more gradual upwards curves for others; and for all, even the occasional misstep. Still, there are times when it seems as though a little discretion would go a long ...
Archive Of Jazz Vol. 27 (Blind Blake Blues In Chicago)
By Blind Blake
Label: Past Perfect Silver Line
Released: 1970
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