Biography
"Blind" Blake (born Arthur Blake, circa
1893,
Jacksonville, Florida; died: circa
1933) was an influential
blues singer and
guitarist. He is often called "The King Of Ragtime Guitar". Blind Blake recorded about 80 tracks for
Paramount Records in the late
1920s and early
1930s. He was one of the most accomplished
guitarists of his genre with a surprisingly diverse range of material. His complex and intricate fingerpicking has inspired
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