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
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 instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
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 instrumentalist, guitar, speaker  
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 instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist  
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 May 8, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.

Blind Blake. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved May 8, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/360922.

"Blind Blake." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 8 May 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

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

External Sources

Wikipedia: Blind Blake

Discogs: Blind Blake

Grove: Blind Blake

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

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/336250

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