Blind Blake
About Blind Blake
American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. Born: 1896, Jacksonville, Florida Died: December 1, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Blind Blake recorded about 80 tracks for [l93131] in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He was one of the most accomplished guitarists of his genre with a surprisingly diverse range of material. His complex and intricate fingerpicking has inspired Rev. Gary Davis, Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder, Ralph McTell and many others. He is most known for his distinct guitar sound that was comparable in sound and style to a ragtime piano. Very little is known about his life. His birthplace was listed as Jacksonville, Florida by Paramount Records, but his death certificate gives 1896 as birth year and Virginia as birthplace.
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Discography
The Best of Blind Blake
Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker (1987)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: October 1927 to May 1928 (1991)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: July 1926 to October 1927 (1991)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 4: August 1929 to June 1932 (1991)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: May 1928 to August 1929 (1991)
The Birth of the Blues (1995)
The Master of Ragtime Guitar (1996)
Georgia Bound (1999)
The Best of Blind Blake (2000)
All the Published Sides (2003)
Blues Masters, Volume 3 (2012)
The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Blake (2013)
Early Morning Blues: Essential Recordings 1926-1932 (2019)
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