Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia: 18th October 1927, "Writing Paper Blues2 has been described as 'just slow enough to be deliberate and arresting' by Michael Gray in his excellent book: 'Hand Me My Travelling Shoes: in search of Blind Willie McTell' (Bloomsbury 2008)
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Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia: 18th October 1927, "Writing Paper Blues2 has been described as 'just slow enough to be deliberate and arresti… read more
Recorded in Atlanta, Georgia: 18th October 1927, "Writing Paper Blues2 has been described as 'just slow enough to be deliberate and arresting' by Michael Gray in his excel… read more
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 harsher voice types employed by Delta bluesmen, such as Charley Patton. McTell embodied a vari… read more
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 … read more
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 Pied… read more