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Blind Blake
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American blues singer and guitarist (1896–1934)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Maple leaf rag
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1896
- Active to
- 1934
Discography
- Bad Feeling Blues / That Will Never Happen No More1927
- He's in the Jailhouse Now / Southern Rag1927
- Police Dog Blues / Diddie Wa Diddie1929
- Keep It Home / Sweet Jivin' Mama1930
- Champagne Charlie Is My Name / Depression's Gone From Me Blues1932
- Early Morning Blues / West Coast Blues1932
- Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker1987
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: July 1926 to October 19271991
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: October 1927 to May 19281991
- Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: May 1928 to August 19291991
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- 74,562
- Total plays
- 581,458
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There are at least two artists with the name Blind Blake 1. Arthur "Blind" Blake (c. 1893- December 1, 1934) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. There is only one photograph of him in existence. Very little is known about his life. His birthplace was listed as Jacksonville, Florida by Paramount Records, but even that is in dispute. Even his name is not certain. During recordings he was asked about his real name and he answered that his name was Blind Arthur Blake which is also listed
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jacksonville
- Place of death
- Milwaukee
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Paramount
- Official website
- www.blind-blake.com
- Work location
- Jacksonville
Show 9 more facts
- date of death
- 1934-12-01
- date of birth
- 1893-01-01
- medical condition
- blindness
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Arthur Blake
- start of work period
- 1926-00-00
- pseudonym
- Blind Blake
- ethnic group
- African Americans
Sources (3)
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