 Blind Willie McTell, with 12-string guitar, hotel room, Atlanta, Georgia. Image by John and Alan Lomax Collection, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed Public domain |
McTell Blind WillieBlind Willie McTell Blind Willie McTell Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist (1898–1959) For the Bob Dylan song, see Blind Willie McTell (song). Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played in a fluid, syncopated finger picking guitar style common among many East Coast, Piedmont blues players. Like his Atlanta contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also adept at slide guitar, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. He sang in a smooth and often laid-back tenor which differed greatly from the harsher voices of many Delta bluesmen such as Charley Patton. He performed in various musical styles including… (Source: Wikipedia)
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