Blind Willie McTell
About Blind Willie McTell
Born: May 05, 1898 in Thomson, GA, United States Died: August 19, 1959 in Milledgeville, GA, United States McTell was a prolific 12-string blues guitarist and vocalist who recorded a great deal of 78s for the Victor, Columbia, ARC, OKeh, and Decca labels during the 1920s and '30s, often performing under pseudonyms. In 1940, the field recordist John A. Lomax located McTell working as a street performer in his homebase of Atlanta, Georgia, and recorded him for the Library of Congress. McTell's career revived briefly in 1949 when he recorded sessions for the Atlantic and Regal labels, but was never able to re-establish in these post-war years the level of fame he had enjoyed during the heyday of the "race records." McTell died of a stroke in 1959. Was married to [a1212224]. Also shown in BMI files as Ernest B McTell.
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Discography
Dark Knight Blues 1927-1940 recordings
The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (disc 2)
Last Session (1962)
Love Changin' Blues (1971)
Atlanta Twelve String (1972)
The Early Years (1927-1933) (1989)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: 21 September 1933 to 25 April 1935 (1990)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: 23 October 1931 to 19 September 1933 (1990)
Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: 18 October 1927 to 23 October 1931 (1990)
1927-1935 (1991)
Pig 'N Whistle Red (1993)
The Definitive Blind Willie McTell (1994)
The Blues Collection: Blind Willie McTell, Statesboro Blues (1995)
Statesboro Blues: The Essential Recordings of Blind Willie McTell (1995)
Jailhouse Blues (1998)
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