Blind Willie Mctell Records

It was recorded in the spring of 1983 during the sessions for dylan s album infidels but was left off the album and officially released only in 1991 on the bootleg series volumes 1 3 rare unreleased 1961 1991.

Blind willie mctell records.

Blind willie mctell is a song written and performed by bob dylan titled after the blues singer blind willie mctell. Shop vinyl reissues and compilations from blind willie mctell in collaboration with document records exclusively on the third man records store. 1927 1949 the remaining titles wolf wse 102 1982 blues in the dark mca 1368 1983 complete recorded works in chronological order vol. There was only one salvageable tape which was later released as the blind willie mctell s last session album on prestige bluesville records.

Find blind willie mctell discography albums and singles on allmusic. Complete your blind willie mctell collection. In a nine year pre war recording career blind willie mctell cut some 60 sides for victor columbia okeh vocalion and decca under a variety of pseudonyms including blind sammie georgia bill. Around 1957 according to kate mctell s 1977 interview blind willie mctell quit singing the blues and became a preacher singing only spirituals he knew he was getting on in age.

Mctell s recording career began in late 1927 with two sessions for victor records eight sides including statesboro blues mctell s earliest sides were superb examples of storytelling in music coupled with dazzling guitar work. August 19 1959 in milledgeville ga united states mctell was a prolific 12 string blues guitarist and vocalist who recorded a great deal of 78s for the victor columbia arc okeh and decca labels during the 1920s and 30s often performing under pseudonyms. Vg very good a used reasonable copy.