Blind Willie McTell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 66 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 5,1898 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Thomson |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | August 19,1959 |
| Died | Milledgeville |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Buried | Jonesgrove Baptist Church, Georgia, United States |
| Albums | Atlanta Twelve String |
| Searching the Desert for the Blues | |
| Genres | Country Blues |
| Piedmont Blues | |
| Ragtime | |
| Delta Blues | |
| Gospel Music | |
| Job | Singer |
| Preacher | |
| Songwriter | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Place of burial | Jones Grove Baptist Church, Georgia, United States |
| Current partner | Kate McTell |
| Labels | Victor |
| Columbia | |
| Okeh | |
| Vocalion | |
| Decca | |
| Atlantic | |
| Prestige | |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Guitar | |
| Harmonica | |
| Accordion | |
| Kazoo | |
| Violin | |
| Full name | William Samuel McTier |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 531236 |
Blind Willie McTell Life story
Blind Willie McTell 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.