This is an excellent collection of blind willie mctell recordings containing all of mctells surviving recordings from 1927 to the 1940 john lomax recordings in atlanta for the library of congress. The first disc, featuring blind willie mctell, contains the music he recorded after being discovered in atlanta, georgia, in 1949, by the regal label. Organica groove, folk, americana, psychedelic, original music. Blind willie mctell is a song written and performed by bob dylan, titled after the blues singer blind willie mctell. Blues guitarist, master of the 12string, a hearty influence on the 1960s folk revival. Blind willie mctell born william samuel mctier may 5, 1898 august 19, 1959, was a piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. About blind willie mctell perhaps the single greatest dylan song never to make it to an album, this 1983 song survived as a bootleg for years before being released on the first volume of the. A timeless figerpicked 12string guitar blues classic, this song was blind atlanta guitarist willie mctells first hit record, recorded in atlanta in. Blind sammie and georgia bill are aliases of blind willie mctell. It was recorded in the spring of 1983, during the sessions for dylans album. Unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelvestring guitars exclusively.
His rendition inspired a recording by the allman brothers band, which is ranked number nine on rolling stone magazine. Mctell, blind willie classic years 19271940 amazon. Blind willie mctell primary artist, vocals, whistle human, guitar. In 1968, taj mahal recorded a popular blues rock adaptation of the song with a prominent slide guitar part by jesse ed davis. Blind willie mctell biography, albums, streaming links. The band album version blind willie mctell youtube. These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site.
Mctell got the blues dark night blues loving talking blues low riders blues lonesome day blues mama let me scoop for you searching the desert for the blues broke down engine death cell blues aint it grand to be a christian. Blind willie mctell albums, songs, and news pitchfork. Bob dylan blind willie mctell lyrics genius lyrics. Mctell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. No one sings the blues like blind willie mctell, thats what bob dylan sang, and i dont disagree. Blind willie mctell blind willie mctell 1998, cd discogs. Blind willie mctell statesboro blues the early years.
Blind willie mctell was a piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. Provided to youtube by ingrooves blind willie mctell the band jericho. Like blind willie mctell theres a woman by the river with some fine young handsome man hes dressed up like a squire bootlegged whiskey in his hand some of them died in the battle some of them survived as well and i can tell you one thing nobody can sing the blues like blind willie mctell well, god is in his heaven and we all want whats his. Ry cooder covered mctells married mans a fool on his 1973 album, paradise and lunch. Dot jones, the person who started the blind willie mctell blues festival in 1993, asked cheatham to do the poster for the festivals third year because he was a local artist who was interested in music.
Delia song by blind willie mctell by the great park, released 20 march 2020. The music including a few alternates is a combination of country blues, spirituals, and popular tunes. Although blind willie mctell went by a handful of other aliases, his singing and prodigious guitar playing are unmistakable staples of the blues. Includes unlimited streaming via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Albums include goodbye, babylon, atlanta twelve string.
Bdcd6001 blind willie mctell 1940 library of congress recordings. Seen the arrow on the door post saying this land is condemned all the way from new orleans to jerusalem i traveled through east texas where many martyrs fell. Blind willie mctell vocalist discography of american historical. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many. A major figure with a local following in atlanta from the 1920s onward, he recorded dozens of sides throughout the 30s under a multitude of names all the better to juggle exclusive relationships with many different record labels at once including blind willie. Blind willie mctell complete library of congress recordings 1940. Blind willie mctell the definitive blind willie mctell.
Find album release information for the best of blind willie mctell blind willie mctell on allmusic. Tracks 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 20, 23 noted as domaine public. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from blind willie mctell at the discogs marketplace. Definitive blind willie mctell blind willie mctell. From the 1920s to the late 1950s, his songs offered excellent insight into the man who invented his own style of guitar playing. May 5, 1898 august 19, 1959 was a piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. Blind willie mctell the early years 19271933 discogs. Atlanta twelve string vinyl blind willie mctell statesboro blues. Hillbilly willies blues c9959ade 7117 kate mctell sings on 9934, 9936, 9937, 9944, 9945 and 9954. Watch the video for blind willie mctell from bob dylans the bootleg series volumes rare and unreleased 19611991 for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ralph mctell born ralph may, 3 december 1944 is an english singersongwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the uk folk music scene since the 1960s mctell is best known for his song streets of london, which has been covered by over two hundred artists around the world, and for his tale of irish emigration, from clare to here. This documentary is a biopic of the legendary georgia bluesman blind willie mctell.
Blind willie mctell also appears in this compilation. This video was created by david fulmer for georgia public television 1997 and is. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from blind willie mctell. Blind willie mctell lyrics, songs, and albums genius. All tracks drawn from blind willie mctell atlanta twelve string and blind willie mctell last session. Blind willie mctell the definitive blind willie mctell music. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of piedmont blues.
All albums by blind willie mctell available to download and stream in high quality. Country blues, georgia blues, ragtime guitar, bottleneckslide guitar, guitar evangelist. Country blues spirituals ragtime guitar bottleneckslide guitar georgia blues. Docd5677 blind willie mctell statesboro blues the early years 1927 1935 blind willie mctell, vocal, 12string guitar, 6string guitar. August 19, 1959 in milledgeville, ga, united states mctell was a prolific 12string blues guitarist and vocalist who recorded a great deal of 78s for the victor, columbia, arc, okeh, and decca labels during the. Complete recorded works in chronological order, vol. She is known primarily as the former wife of the blues musician blind willie mctell, whom she accompanied vocally on several recordings. Blind willie mctell 1940 library of congress recordings full album. Blind willie mctell was one of the great early 20th century blues players. About blind willie mctell william samuel mctier 18981959 was a pioneering blues guitarist, best known for writing enduring standards like statesboro blues and southern can is mine.
Overview v biography v discography v songs v credits v related v. Available on cd and download only from the document records store. Mctell was a prolific 12string 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. Blind willie posters tell history of mctell and music. Explore releases from blind willie mctell at discogs.
He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of piedmont blues, although, unlike his contemporaries, he came to exclusively use twelvestring guitars. Blind willie mctell the classic years 2003, cd discogs. Forget the growling, gravelly voices of lead belly and charley patton, mctell is an important artist in the history of modern music who approaches the blues with dulcet tones. Provided to youtube by ingrooves blind willie mctell remastered the band the best of, vol. Words and music bob dylan the melody loosely based on st james infirmary blues recorded during the infidels sessions 1991, but not released until the bootleg series 1. A timeless figerpicked 12string guitar blues classic, this song was blind atlanta guitarist willie mctells first hit record, recorded in atlanta in 1928. Find blind willie mctell discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The best of blind willie mctell blind willie mctell. Blind willie mctells best songs as picked by the jam community, 20112015. August 22, 1911 october 3, 1991 was an american blues musician and nurse from jefferson county, georgia.
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