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Donald's Encyclopedia of Popular MusicA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZBLAKE, Blind(b c1890, Florida; d c'33) Guitar, blues singer; aka 'Blind Arthur', etc. Real name probably Arthur Phelps. Itinerant singer, streets, parties, picnics, etc; lived in Chicago mid-'20s, recorded with Ma Rainey and others through '20s to '32. Toured in show Happy Go Lucky '31--2. Infl. Bill Broonzy, Gary Davis, Josh White, Blind Boy Fuller, etc. |