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 Jacksonville (city in Duval County, and largest city in State of Florida, United States), Died December 1, 1934 (Milwaukee (city in and county seat of Milwaukee County, and largest city in State of Wisconsin, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1949

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, speaker, songwriter, composer, lyricist

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia DAL786 10-in. 6/13/1939 Diddy, wah, diddy with a blah! blah! Al Dexter ; Troopers String band, with male vocal solo songwriter  
SD SD-107-A 10-in. 1948 Hometown skiffle i The Hokum Boys instrumentalist, guitar, speaker  
SD SD-107-B 10-in. 1948 Hometown skiffle ii The Hokum Boys instrumentalist, guitar, speaker  
Century 20522 10-in. 1946-1949 South bound rag Jimmy Bertrand ; Blind Blake ; Johnny Dodds instrumentalist, guitar  
Century 20521-3 10-in. 1946-1949 Hot potatoes Jimmy Bertrand ; Blind Blake ; Johnny Dodds instrumentalist, guitar  
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. 1/1/1929 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 January 5, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.

Blind Blake. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 5, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.

"Blind Blake." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 5 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922

External Sources

Wikipedia: Blind Blake

Discogs: Blind Blake

Grove: Blind Blake

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Blind Blake - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94020477

Wikidata: Blind Blake - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q742396

VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/22333029

MusicBrainz: Blind Blake - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/437af2e8-28cf-438a-b6dd-7809071b8694

Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/336250 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/336250

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