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Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was a Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues. Unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively.
"Blind Willie McTell" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. Named for the blues singer of the same name , the song was recorded in the spring of 1983, during the sessions for Dylan's album Infidels ; however, it was ultimately left off the album and did not receive an official release until 1991, when it ...
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Mar 26, 1991 · Blind Willie McTell Lyrics. [Verse 1] Seen the arrow on the doorpost. Saying, "This land is condemned. All the way from New Orleans. To Jerusalem" I traveled through East Texas. Where many...
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May 9, 2003 · “Blind Willie” McTell was one of the great blues musicians of the 1920s and 1930s. Displaying an extraordinary range on the twelve-string guitar, this Atlanta -based musician recorded more than 120 titles during fourteen recording sessions.
Written by: Bob Dylan. Seen the arrow on the doorpost. Saying, “This land is condemned. All the way from New Orleans. To new Jerusalem”. I traveled through East Texas. Where many martyrs fell. And I can tell you one thing. Nobody can sing the blues.
Jun 15, 2020 · The Blind Willie McTell Dylan name-checks in the song as the ultimate blues singer toiled away in relative obscurity in the first half of the twentieth century before his singing and...
Masterful 12-string guitarist and vocalist who was among the most celebrated artists in the country-blues style. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1910s - 1950s. Born. May 5, 1898 in Thomson, GA. Died. August 19, 1959 in Milledgeville, GA. Genre. Blues. Styles.
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