Album: When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 9: Statesboro Blues by Blind Willie McTell (2003)
Genre: Blues
Format: Album

Artist Background: Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier May 5, 1898 - August 19, 1959), was a Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues, although, unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back tenor, differed greatly from many of the ha... Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Blues movement.

Related Artists: Charley Patton, Blind Willie Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House

Music Scene: Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Blues movement.

Tags: Blues, 2000s, Album


When the Sun Goes Down, Volume 9: Statesboro Blues

Blind Willie McTell

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