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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 November 12, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.

Blind Blake. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.

"Blind Blake." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 12 November 2024.