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Blind Blake (1896 - 01 Dec 1934)

Male Person - United States 1920s blues singer

 Also known as (5)

Releases (19)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Ragtime Guitar's Foremost Fingerpicker 1987
  2. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 2: October 1927 to May 1928 1991
  3. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 3: May 1928 to August 1929 1991
  4. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 4: August 1929 to June 1932 1991
  5. Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order, Volume 1: July 1926 to October 1927 1991
  6. The Master of Ragtime Guitar 1996
  7. Georgia Bound 09 Aug 1999
  8. The Best of Blind Blake Oct 2000
  9. All the Published Sides 2003
  10. The Rough Guide to Blues Legends: Blind Blake 24 Sep 2013
  11. Early Morning Blues: Essential Recordings 1926-1932 2019
  12. The Best of Blind Blake

Single

  1. Bad Feeling Blues / That Will Never Happen No More Aug 1927
  2. He's in the Jailhouse Now / Southern Rag Dec 1927
  3. Police Dog Blues / Diddie Wa Diddie Dec 1929
  4. Keep It Home / Sweet Jivin' Mama Jul 1930
  5. Champagne Charlie Is My Name / Depression's Gone From Me Blues Aug 1932
  6. Early Morning Blues / West Coast Blues Aug 1932

Recordings by (151)

  1. Bad Feeling Blues 2:30 (Aug 1927)
  2. That Will Never Happen No More ?:?? (Aug 1927)
  3. He's in the Jailhouse Now ?:?? (Dec 1927)
  4. Southern Rag 2:52 (Dec 1927)
  5. Police Dog Blues 2:50 (Dec 1929)
  6. Diddie Wa Diddie 2:58 (Dec 1929)
  7. Keep It Home ?:?? (Jul 1930)
  8. Sweet Jivin' Mama ?:?? (Jul 1930)
  9. Champagne Charlie Is My Name 2:34 (Aug 1932)
  10. Depression's Gone From Me Blues 3:35 (Aug 1932)
  11. Early Morning Blues 3:09 (Aug 1932)
  12. West Coast Blues ?:?? (Aug 1932)
  13. Chump Man Blues ?:?? (1974)
  14. Blind Arthur's Breakdown ?:?? (1987)
  15. C.C. Pill Blues ?:?? (1987)
  16. Hard Pushing Papa ?:?? (1987)
  17. Black Dog Blues ?:?? (1987)
  18. Georgia Bound 3:21 (1987)
  19. Hastings Street ?:?? (1987)
  20. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues ?:?? (1987)
  21. Rope Stretching Blues ?:?? (1987)
  22. Too Tight Blues No. 2 2:56 (1987)
  23. One Time Blues ?:?? (1987)
  24. Playing Policy Blues ?:?? (1987)
  25. Hey Hey Daddy Blues ?:?? (1987)
  26. Sweet Papa Low Down ?:?? (1987)
  27. Come On Boys, Let's Do That Messin' Around ?:?? (1987)
  28. You Gonna Quit Me Blues ?:?? (1987)
  29. Righteous Blues ?:?? (1987)
  30. Seaboard Stomp 3:07 (1987)
  31. Come on Boys Let’s Do That Messin’ Around 2:47 (1990)
  32. Too Tight Blues #2 2:55 (1990)
  33. Blind Arthur’s Breakdown 3:03 (1990)
  34. Sweet Jivin’ Mama 3:01 (1990)
  35. That'll Never Happen No More 3:04 (1991)
  36. Panther Squall Blues 2:56 (1991)
  37. Wabash Rag 2:54 (1991)
  38. Dry Bone Shuffle 2:47 (1991)
  39. Blake’s Worried Blues 3:07 (1991)
  40. Ice Man Blues 3:01 (1991)
  41. Doggin’ Me Mama Blues 3:19 (1991)
  42. Diddie Wah Diddie No 2 3:28 (1991)
  43. Diddy Wah Diddy 2:59 (1991)
  44. Dry Bone Shuffle (take 1) 2:43 (1991)
  45. Too Tight 2:34 (1991)
  46. Tampa Bound 2:44 (1991)
  47. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues (take 1) 3:08 (1991)
  48. Skeedle Loo Doo Blues (take 2) 3:05 (1991)
  49. Stonewall Street Blues 2:56 (1991)
  50. Bucktown Blues 2:56 (1991)
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On Recordings (20)

Instruments

  1. Hastings Street ?:?? Charlie Spand (1947) guitar
  2. Dry Bone Shuffle (take 1) 2:43 Blind Blake (1991) guitar
  3. Morning Hour Blues 2:37 Ma Rainey (1992) guitar
  4. Fetch Your Water 2:27 Charlie Spand (1992) guitar
  5. Soon This Morning Blues 2:56 Charlie Spand (1992) guitar
  6. Hastings St. 3:12 Charlie Spand with Blind Blake (1992) guitar
  7. Early Morning Blues (3057-2) 3:02 Blind Blake (1993) guitar
  8. West Coast Blues (alternate take) 2:57 Blind Blake (1993) guitar
  9. Come on Boys Let’s Do That Messin’ Around (take 1) 2:38 Blind Blake (1993) guitar
  10. Dying Blues 2:49 Leola B. Wilson (1997) guitar
  11. Little Low Mama Blues 3:02 Ma Rainey (1998) guitar
  12. Grievin' Hearted Blues 2:57 Ma Rainey (1998) guitar
  13. Hastings Street 3:19 Charlie Spand and Blind Blake () guitar

Vocals

  1. Hastings Street ?:?? Charlie Spand (1947)
  2. Dry Bone Shuffle (take 1) 2:43 Blind Blake (1991) spoken vocals
  3. Hastings St. 3:12 Charlie Spand with Blind Blake (1992)
  4. West Coast Blues (alternate take) 2:57 Blind Blake (1993)
  5. Early Morning Blues (3057-2) 3:02 Blind Blake (1993)
  6. Come on Boys Let’s Do That Messin’ Around (take 1) 2:38 Blind Blake (1993)
  7. Hastings Street 3:19 Charlie Spand and Blind Blake () spoken vocals

Credited as (29)

  1. Blind Blake
  2. Jelly Roll Morton, Johnny Dodds, Blind Blake & Jimmy Bertrand
  3. Irene Scruggs & Blind Blake
  4. Blind Blake, Johnny Dodds & Jimmy Bertrand
  5. Arthur 'Blind' Blake
  6. Papa Charlie Jackson & Blind Blake
  7. Sissle & Blake
  8. Chocolate Brown with Blind Blake
  9. Blind Blake and Charlie Spand
  10. Charlie Spand and Blind Blake
  11. Blind Blake & Banjo Joe
  12. Irene Scruggs feat. Blind Blake
  13. Blind Blake & Charlie Spand
  14. Charlie Spand & Blind Blake
  15. Charlie Spand with Blind Blake
  16. Blind Arthur
  17. Papa Charlie Jackson and Blind Blake
  18. Charlie Jackson & Blind Blake
  19. Bertha Henderson with Blind Blake
  20. Blind Blake & Alex Robinson
  21. Blind Blake & Papa Charlie Jackson
  22. Daniel Brown with Blind Blake
  23. Blind Arthur Blake
  24. Arthur “Blind” Blake
  25. Meade “Lux” Lewis / Charlie Spand & Blind Blake
  26. Leola B. Wilson with Blind Blake
  27. Blind Blake / Charlie Spand
  28. Laura Rucker with Blind Blake
  29. Irene Scruggs with Blind Blake

Works (13)

Wrote

  1. He's in the Jailhouse Now
  2. You're Gonna Quit Me
  3. Police Dog Blues

Composed

  1. Diddi Wah Diddi
  2. That Will Never Happen No More
  3. Early Morning Blues
  4. Sweet Jivin' Mama
  5. Diddie Wa Diddie
  6. Chump Man Blues
  7. Too Tight Rag

Lyrics

  1. Diddie Wa Diddie
  2. Diddi Wah Diddi
  3. Too Tight Rag

Links (9)

Other Databases

  1. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134749081
  2. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13944189s
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94020477
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94020477

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/307367

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/22333029

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q742396

Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/blind_blake.htm

Picture

  1. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/72/Blind_Blake.jpg