Rough Guide To Blind, Black & Blue (CD)

A remarkable phenomenon in the history of the blues was the vast contribution made by blind musicians, whose legacy left a lasting impact on American music to this day. From ‘The Father Of The Texas Blues’ Blind Lemon Jefferson to slide guitar evangelist Blind Willie Johnson, this Rough Guide highlights the blind blues pioneers who, against all the odds and in the face of incredible adversity, were responsible for a musical revolution.

01 Blind Blake: He's In The Jailhouse Now 02:44 02 Teddy Darby: Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues 03:05 03 Blind Boy Fuller: Truckin' My Blues Away No. 2 (Take 2) 02:46 04 Blind Lemon Jefferson: See That My Grave Is Kept Clean 02:51 05 Sonny Terry: Harmonica Stomp 02:45 06 Blind Joe Reynolds: Third Street Woman Blues 02:39 07 Blind Joe Taggart: Religion Is Something Within You 02:43 08 Blind Willie McTell: Stomp Down Rider 03:04 09 Reverend Gary Davis: The Angels Message To Me 03:02 10 Willie Walker: South Carolina Rag (Take 2) 03:07 11 Blind Willie Johnson: Nobody's Fault But Mine 03:08 12 Blind Roosevelt Graves: Crazy About My Baby 03:03 13 Blind Gussie Nesbit: Pure Religion 03:19 14 Bo Carter: Don't Mash My Digger So Deep 02:56 15 Blind Mamie Forehand: I Wouldn't Mind Dying If Dying Was All 03:26 16 Sleepy John Estes: Diving Duck Blues 03:10 17 Blind Willie Davis: I've Got A Key To The Kingdom 03:10

• Format Detail: CD
• Format: CD
• Label: Fire Records
• Genre: Blues