Blind Blake
Arthur Blake (1896 – December 1, 1934), known as Blind Blake, was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He is known for recordings he made for Paramount Records between 1926 and 1932. |
Birth and Death Data: Born 1893 (Jacksonville), Died December 1, 1934 (Milwaukee)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, speaker
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Gennett | 15154 | 10-in. | 6/6/1929 | Soon this morning blues | Charlie Spand | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15155 | 10-in. | 6/6/1929 | Fetch your water | Charlie Spand | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15248 | 10-in. | 6/20/1929 | Poker woman blues | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15249 | 10-in. | 6/20/1929 | Doing a stretch | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15250 | 10-in. | 6/20/1929 | Fightin' the jug | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15251 | 10-in. | 6/20/1929 | Hookworm blues | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15252 | 10-in. | 6/20/1929 | Slippery rag | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Gennett | 15457 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Hastings St. | Blind Blake ; Charlie Spand | Monologue, with guitar and piano | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15458 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Pop it stomp | Blind Blake | Monologue, with guitar and piano | speaker, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15459 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Diddie wa diddie | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15460 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Too tight blues no. 2 | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15461 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Chump man blues | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15462 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Ice man blues | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15463 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Police dog blues | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15464 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | I was afraid of that | The Hokum Boys | Male vocal solo, with guitar and piano | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15465 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Fan foot woman | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15466 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Georgia bound | Blind Blake | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | |
Gennett | 15467 | 10-in. | 8/17/1929 | Blue getaway | Blind Blake ; Aletha Dickerson | Guitar and piano duet | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Blind Blake," accessed August 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.
Blind Blake. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved August 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.
"Blind Blake." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 August 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Blind Blake - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94020477
Wikidata: Blind Blake - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q742396
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/22333029
MusicBrainz: Blind Blake - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/437af2e8-28cf-438a-b6dd-7809071b8694
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