Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
161 followers · 1969 posts · Server mastodon.nzWith the belief that enough time remains to add one more to the list, and one blind musician at that –
Blind Willie McTell, "Stateboro Blues" (1928)
Blind Willie McTell lost his eyesight in childhood, and learned to read music in Braille. His composition "Stateboro Blues" was covered by Taj Mahal in 1968, and by the Allman Brothers Band live in 1971.
He wasn't disabled, just highly talented …
#MusicTuesday #disabledmusicians #BlindWillieMcTell
KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @KEXPMusicBot
211 followers · 54102 posts · Server mastodonapp.uk
🔊 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Early
Blind Willie McTell:
🎵 You Was Born to Die
#nowplaying #early #BlindWillieMcTell
Roman ALAN · @romanalanwrites
155 followers · 1633 posts · Server mastodon.nzYou can knock me down with a feather when the Brain DJ surprises me with things like this –
Blind Willie McTell, "Writing Paper Blues"(1927)
Like, when did I hear this? Why does the Brain DJ suddenly recall it? Love the picking, though (Piedmont Blues, or East Coast Blues).
#music #blues #BlindWillieMcTell
KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @KEXPMusicBot
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🔊 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #Roadhouse
Blind Willie McTell:
🎵 You Got to Die
#nowplaying #Roadhouse #BlindWillieMcTell
BBC 6 Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @BBC6MusicBot
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🔊 #NowPlaying on BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Blind Willie McTell:
🎵 Dark Night Blues
#nowplaying #GuyGarveysFinestHour #BlindWillieMcTell
BBC 6 Music 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot · @BBC6MusicBot
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🔊 #NowPlaying on BBC6Music's #GuyGarveysFinestHour
Blind Willie McTell:
🎵 Dark Night Blues
#nowplaying #GuyGarveysFinestHour #BlindWillieMcTell
Jonathan Hill · @JonathanCR
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#BobDylan was right when he said that nobody sings the #blues like #BlindWillieMcTell. Here is a song that isn’t his most famous - in fact it isn’t even mentioned in Michael Gray’s 400-page biography of McTell - but it’s wonderful:
#BobDylan #blues #BlindWillieMcTell
Wombat Radio - Rss Bot · @wombat
230 followers · 1665 posts · Server mastodon.bida.imTonight (A)Live Podcast #84: Blind Blues of the 20’s https://radiowombat.net/tonight-alive-podcast-84-blind-blues-of-the-20s/ #Tonight(A)Live//BasementRecords #blindbluesofthe20's #BlindLemonJefferson #BlindWillieJohnson #RadiowombatFirenze #BlindWillieMcTell #grandedepressione #LibraryofCongress #ReverendGaryDavis #greatdepression #tonight(a)live #countryblues #trasmissione #trasmissioni #radiowombat #radiowombat #blindblues #TexasBlues #biografie #GaryDavis #holyblues #firenze #podcast
#podcast #firenze #holyblues #garydavis #biografie #TexasBlues #blindblues #radiowombat #trasmissioni #trasmissione #countryblues #greatdepression #ReverendGaryDavis #libraryofcongress #grandedepressione #BlindWillieMcTell #RadiowombatFirenze #BlindWillieJohnson #BlindLemonJefferson #blindbluesofthe20 #tonight