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Blind Blake

Real Name:
Arthur Blake
Profile:
Born Arthur Blake, circa 1893, Jacksonville, Florida; died: December 1, 1934.

Blind Blake recorded about 80 tracks for Paramount Records 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 even that is in dispute. Nothing is known of his death. Even his name is not certain.
Sites:
Wikipedia, wirz.de
Aliases:
Arthur Phelps (2), Billy James And His Guitar, Blind Arthur
In Groups:
The Paramount All Stars, Yazoo All Stars
Variations:
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Singles & EPs
12387 Blind Blake - Early Morning Blues album art Blind Blake Early Morning Blues ‎(Shellac, 10", Single, Mono) Paramount 12387 US 1926 Sell This Version
12431 Blind Blake - Stonewall Street Blues / Too Tight album art Blind Blake Stonewall Street Blues / Too Tight ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12431 US 1927 Sell This Version
12413 Blind Blake - Skeedle Loo Doo Blues / Come On Boys Let's Do That Messin' Around album art Blind Blake Skeedle Loo Doo Blues / Come On Boys Let's Do That Messin' Around ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12413 US 1927 Sell This Version
12565 Blind Blake - He's In The Jail House Now / Southern Rag album art Blind Blake He's In The Jail House Now / Southern Rag ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12565 USA & Canada 1927 Sell This Version
12597 Blind Blake - Wabash Rag / You Gonna Quit Me Blues album art Blind Blake Wabash Rag / You Gonna Quit Me Blues ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12597 US 1928 Sell This Version
12634 Blind Blake - Goodbye Mama Moan / C. C. Pill Blues album art Blind Blake Goodbye Mama Moan / C. C. Pill Blues ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12634 US 1928 Sell This Version
12583 Blind Blake - Hard Road Blues / Sea Board Stomp album art Blind Blake Hard Road Blues / Sea Board Stomp ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12583 US 1928 Sell This Version
12710 Blind Blake - Back Door Slam Blues / Cold Hearted Mama Blues album art Blind Blake Back Door Slam Blues / Cold Hearted Mama Blues ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12710 US 1929 Sell This Version
12863 Blind Blake - Fightin' The Jug / Hastings St. album art Blind Blake Fightin' The Jug / Hastings St. ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12863 US 1929 Sell This Version
12810 Blind Blake - Doing A Stretch / Poker Woman Blues album art Blind Blake Doing A Stretch / Poker Woman Blues ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12810 US 1929 Sell This Version
12824 Blind Blake - Too Tight Blues No. 2 / Georgia Bound album art Blind Blake Too Tight Blues No. 2 / Georgia Bound ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12824 US 1929 Sell This Version
12886 Blind Blake - Hometown Skiffle -- Part I / Hometown Skiffle -- Part II album art Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Will Ezell, Charlie Spand, The Hokum Boys (3), Papa Charlie Jackson Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Blake, Will Ezell, Charlie Spand, The Hokum Boys (3), Papa Charlie Jackson - Hometown Skiffle -- Part I / Hometown Skiffle -- Part II ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12886 US 1930 Sell This Version
12888 Blind Blake - Police Dog Blues / Diddie Wa Diddie album art Blind Blake Police Dog Blues / Diddie Wa Diddie ‎(Shellac, 10") Paramount 12888 US 1930 Sell This Version
R23 Blind Blake - Brownskin Mama Blues / Hey Hey Daddy Blues album art Blind Blake Brownskin Mama Blues / Hey Hey Daddy Blues ‎(Shellac, 10") Tempo (14) R23 1949 Sell This Version
65101 Blind Blake - Honky Tonk Train Blues / Hastings Street album art Meade "Lux" Lewis / Charlie Spand, Blind Blake Meade "Lux" Lewis / Charlie Spand, Blind Blake - Honky Tonk Train Blues / Hastings Street ‎(Shellac, 10") Signature (4) 65101 US Unknown Sell This Version

Compilations
Blind Blake - The Legendary Blind Blake album art Blind Blake The Legendary Blind Blake (Comp) Ristic Records, Ristic Records UK 1958 Sell This Version
JEL 4 Blind Blake - The Male Blues Vol. 3 album art Blind Blake And Ramblin' Thomas Blind Blake And Ramblin' Thomas - The Male Blues Vol. 3 ‎(7", EP, Comp) Jazz Collector JEL 4 UK 1959 Sell This Version
CC 6 Blind Blake - Blind Blake & Papa Charlie Jackson album art Papa Charlie Jackson / Blind Blake Papa Charlie Jackson / Blind Blake - Blind Blake & Papa Charlie Jackson ‎(LP, Comp, RE) Collector's Classics CC 6 Denmark 1964 Sell This Version
Blind Blake - Blues In Chicago album art Blind Blake Blues In Chicago (Comp) Riverside Records UK 1967 Sell This Version
Blind Blake - 1926-30 (Bootleg Rum Dum Blues) album art Blind Blake 1926-30 (Bootleg Rum Dum Blues) (Comp) Biograph US 1968 Sell This Version
JGL 9002 Blind Blake - Guitar And Vocal album art Blind Blake Guitar And Vocal ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Jazz Collector JGL 9002 UK 1968 Sell This Version
BLP-12023 Blind Blake - 1926-32 Search Warrant Blues Volume Two album art Blind Blake 1926-32 Search Warrant Blues Volume Two ‎(LP, Comp) Biograph BLP-12023 US 1970 Sell This Version
BLP 12031 Blind Blake - No Dough Blues 1926-29 (Volume 3) album art Blind Blake No Dough Blues 1926-29 (Volume 3) ‎(LP, Comp, RM) Biograph BLP 12031 US 1971 Sell This Version
BLP 12037 Blind Blake - Vol 4: Rope Stretchin' Blues 1926-1931 album art Blind Blake Vol 4: Rope Stretchin' Blues 1926-1931 ‎(LP, Comp) Biograph BLP 12037 US 1972 Sell This Version
101 Blind Blake - That Lovin' I Crave album art Blind Blake That Lovin' I Crave ‎(LP, Comp, Mono) Whoopee (2) 101 Switzerland 1974 Sell This Version

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