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Blind Blake
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (October 8, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: 1990
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Yazoo
  • ASIN: B000000G84
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #323,063 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

1. Blind Arthur's Breakdown
2. C.C. Pill Blues
3. Black Biting Bee Blues - Leola B. Wilson
4. Hard Pushing Papa
5. Black Dog Blues
6. Georgia Bound
7. Hastings Street
8. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues
9. Rope Stretching Blues, Pt. 1
10. Chump Man Blues
11. Diddie Wa Diddie
12. Sweet Jivin' Mama
13. Itching Heel - Irene Scruggs
14. Too Tight Blues, No. 2
15. Southern Rag
16. One Time Blues
17. Playing Policy Blues
18. Hey Hey Daddy Blues
19. Sweet Papa Low Down
20. Police Dog Blues
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Editorial Reviews

From Grove Press Guide to Blues on CD

The mysterious Blind Blake was a guitar marvel and good singer whose recording career lasted just a few years, 192~ 32. These twenty-three titles on the Paramount label, most of them blessed with clear sound, are as much about his easeful control over picking technique as his emotional outlook. Blake's blues, ragtime, and unclassifiable tunes are interestingly written, with melodies, improvisations, and rhythms taking unexpected routes. The music always has a certain charm to it, even when lachrymose (e.g., "Chump Man Blues," "Rope Stretching Blues"). -- © Frank John Hadley 1993

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Guitar picker ambrosia, September 17, 1999
As a worshipper of Django, Robert Johnson and other guitar legends, I'm ashamed to say that I didn't know about Blind Blake. If you like guitar, this is ambrosia. It's like being a baseball fan and hearing about Shoeless Joe Jackson for the first time.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A revelation, September 29, 2002
By danK (San Anselmo, CA USA) - See all my reviews
As a fingerpicker and long-time fan of Rev. Gary Davis, Dave Van Ronk, Jorma Kaukkonen I am astounded to learn from this record that virtually everything they did was done not only first by Blind Blake, but better.
Brilliant, beautiful, indispensible!
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Rag-Time Guitar at its Best!, September 18, 1998
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Blind Blake was a master of the acoustic guitar. His rag-time style is clearly one of the most technically difficult to perform; but his natural ability makes it sound so smooth. A musical genius, Blake perfected a sound that can only rarely be imitated. Anyone who appreciates acoustic guitar will fall in love with this classic recording.
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