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- Blind_Willie_McTell abstract "Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was a Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues, although, unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back tenor, differed greatly from many of the harsher voice types employed by Delta bluesmen, such as Charley Patton. McTell embodied a variety of musical styles, including blues, ragtime, religious music and hokum.Born in the town of Thomson, Georgia, McTell learned how to play guitar in his early teens. He soon became a street performer around several Georgia cities including Atlanta and Augusta, and first recorded in 1927 for Victor Records. Although he never produced a major hit record, McTell's recording career was prolific, recording for different labels under different names throughout the 1920s and 30s. In 1940, he was recorded by folklorist John A. Lomax and Ruby Terrill Lomax for the Library of Congress's folk song archive. He would remain active throughout the 1940s and 50s, playing on the streets of Atlanta, often with his longtime associate, Curley Weaver. Twice more he recorded professionally. McTell's last recordings originated during an impromptu session recorded by an Atlanta record store owner in 1956. McTell would die three years later after suffering for years from diabetes and alcoholism. Despite his mainly failed releases, McTell was one of the few archaic blues musicians that would actively play and record during the 1940s and 50s. However, McTell never lived to be "rediscovered" during the imminent American folk music revival, as many other bluesmen would.McTell's influence extended over a wide variety of artists, including The Allman Brothers Band, who famously covered McTell's "Statesboro Blues", and Bob Dylan, who paid tribute to McTell in his 1983 song "Blind Willie McTell"; the refrain of which is, "And I know no one can sing the blues, like Blind Willie McTell". Other artists influenced by McTell include Taj Mahal, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Ralph McTell, Chris Smither and The White Stripes.".
- Blind_Willie_McTell activeYearsEndYear "1956".
- Blind_Willie_McTell activeYearsStartYear "1927".
- Blind_Willie_McTell alias "Blind Sammie, Georgia Bill, Hot Shot Willie, Blind Willie, Barrelhouse Sammy, Pig & Whistle Red, Blind Doogie, Red Hot Willie Glaze, Red Hot Willie, Eddie McTier".
- Blind_Willie_McTell associatedBand Curley_Weaver.
- Blind_Willie_McTell associatedBand Kate_McTell.
- Blind_Willie_McTell associatedMusicalArtist Curley_Weaver.
- Blind_Willie_McTell associatedMusicalArtist Kate_McTell.
- Blind_Willie_McTell background "solo_singer".
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthDate "1898-05-05".
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthDate "1901-05-05".
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthPlace Thomson,_Georgia.
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthYear "1901".
- Blind_Willie_McTell deathDate "1959-08-19".
- Blind_Willie_McTell deathPlace Milledgeville,_Georgia.
- Blind_Willie_McTell deathYear "1959".
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Country_blues.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Delta_blues.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Gospel_music.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Piedmont_blues.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Ragtime.
- Blind_Willie_McTell hometown Statesboro,_Georgia.
- Blind_Willie_McTell instrument Accordion.
- Blind_Willie_McTell instrument Harmony_Company.
- Blind_Willie_McTell instrument Kazoo.
- Blind_Willie_McTell instrument Stella_(guitar).
- Blind_Willie_McTell occupation Accompaniment.
- Blind_Willie_McTell occupation Songster.
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Atlantic_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Columbia_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Decca_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Okeh_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Regal_Records_(1949).
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Victor_Talking_Machine_Company.
- Blind_Willie_McTell recordLabel Vocalion_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell thumbnail Blind_Willie_McTell_LOC.jpg?width=300.
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- Blind_Willie_McTell alias "Blind Sammie, Georgia Bill, Hot Shot Willie, Blind Willie, Barrelhouse Sammy, Pig & Whistle Red, Blind Doogie, Red Hot Willie Glaze, Red Hot Willie, Eddie McTier".
- Blind_Willie_McTell associatedActs Curley_Weaver.
- Blind_Willie_McTell associatedActs Kate_McTell.
- Blind_Willie_McTell background "solo_singer".
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthDate "1898-05-05".
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthName "William Samuel McTier".
- Blind_Willie_McTell birthPlace "Thomson, Georgia, US".
- Blind_Willie_McTell caption "(McTell recording for John Lomax in an Atlanta hotel room, November 1940. Photograph by the archivist's wife, Ruby Lomax.)".
- Blind_Willie_McTell dateOfBirth "1901-05-05".
- Blind_Willie_McTell dateOfDeath "1959-08-19".
- Blind_Willie_McTell deathDate "1959-08-19".
- Blind_Willie_McTell deathPlace "Milledgeville, Georgia, U.S.".
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Country_blues.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Delta_blues.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Gospel_music.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Piedmont_blues.
- Blind_Willie_McTell genre Ragtime.
- Blind_Willie_McTell hasPhotoCollection Blind_Willie_McTell.
- Blind_Willie_McTell instrument "Vocals, guitar, harmonica, accordion, kazoo, violin".
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Atlantic_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Columbia_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Decca_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Okeh_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Regal_Records_(1949).
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Victor_Talking_Machine_Company.
- Blind_Willie_McTell label Vocalion_Records.
- Blind_Willie_McTell name "Blind Willie McTell".
- Blind_Willie_McTell name "Mactell, Blind Willie".
- Blind_Willie_McTell notableInstruments Harmony_Company.
- Blind_Willie_McTell notableInstruments Stella_(guitar).
- Blind_Willie_McTell occupation "Musician, songwriter, songster, accompanist, preacher".
- Blind_Willie_McTell origin "Statesboro, Georgia, U.S.".
- Blind_Willie_McTell placeOfBirth "Thomson, Georgia, United States".
- Blind_Willie_McTell placeOfDeath "Milledgeville, Georgia, United States".
- Blind_Willie_McTell shortDescription "American musician".
- Blind_Willie_McTell wordnet_type synset-musician-noun-1.
- Blind_Willie_McTell yearsActive "1927".
- Blind_Willie_McTell description "American musician".
- Blind_Willie_McTell description "American musician".
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- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:African-American_musicians.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:African-American_singers.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:African-American_songwriters.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:American_blues_guitarists.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:American_blues_singer-songwriters.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:American_blues_singers.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:Blind_bluesmen.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:Blind_musicians.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:Blues_Hall_of_Fame_inductees.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:Country_blues_musicians.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:Deaths_from_stroke.
- Blind_Willie_McTell subject Category:East_Coast_blues_musicians.