- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- "Blind Willie" McTell (1898-1959)
- Creator:
- Jacobs, Hal
- Date of Original:
- 2003-05-09
- Subject:
- McTell, Blind Willie
Musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Blues musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Guitar--Georgia--Atlanta
Guitarists--Georgia--Atlanta
African American guitarists--Georgia--Atlanta
African American musicians--Georgia--Atlanta
Singers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American singers--Georgia--Atlanta
Blind--Georgia--Atlanta
Blind musicians--Georgia--Atlanta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about "Blind Willie" McTell. 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. His voice was soft and expressive, and his musical tastes were influenced by southern blues, ragtime, gospel, hillbilly, and popular music
GSE identifier: SS8E3, SS8CG5, SS2E4, SS2E3, SS2E2 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/blind-willie-mctell-1898-1959/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Blind Willie McTell (1898-1959)," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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