Blind Boy Fuller

Blind Boy Fuller
Born: Jul 10, 1907 in Wadesboro, NC
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Died: Feb 13, 1941 in Durham, NC
Genre: Blues
Styles: Prewar Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Folk-Blues, East Coast Blues, Acoustic Blues, Prewar Blues, Country Blues
Biography: Unlike blues artists like Big Bill or Memphis Minnie who recorded extensively over three or four decades, Blind Boy Fuller recorded his substantial body of work over a short, six-year span. Neverthless, he was one of the most recorded artists of his time and by far the most popular and influential Piedmont ...Read full biography
East Coast Piedmont Style
Released: 1991
Label: Columbia/Legacy
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Blind Boy Fuller, who died in 1940 when he was only 33, recorded extensively during 1935-1940. His guitar playing was in the tradition of the ragtime-influenced Blind Blake and Blind Willie McTell while ...Read full review
Blind Boy Fuller Vol. 5 1938 - 1940
Released: 1992
Label: Document Records
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Volume five in Document's Blind Boy Fuller series is comprised primarily of two prolific sessions, the first recorded in Columbia, South Carolina on October 29, 1938 with harpist Sonny Terry and washboard ...Read full review
More Blind Boy Fuller albums: Compilations (23), Others (1)
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