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Blind Willie McTell (1898-1959)

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Jacobs, Hal

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Encyclopedia article about "Blind Willie" McTell. McTell was one of the great blues musicians of the 1920s and 1930s. Displaying an extraordinary range on the twelve-string guitar, this Atlanta-based musician recorded more than 120 titles during fourteen recording sessions. His voice was soft and expressive, and his musical tastes were influenced by southern blues, ragtime, gospel, hillbilly, and popular music
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Keywords

  1. African American Guitarists
  2. African American Musicians
  3. African American Singers
  4. African Americans
  5. Atlanta
  6. Blind
  7. Blind Musicians
  8. Blues Musicians
  9. Georgia
  10. Guitar
  11. Guitarists
  12. Mc Tell, Blind Willie
  13. Musicians
  14. Singers

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