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Blind Arthur Blake
Blind Arthur Blake was born Arthur Phelps in Newport News, Virginia, in 1908. He lost his sight at age nine and taught himself guitar, developing a...
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Bad Feeling Blues
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Black Dog Blues
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Blake's Worried Blues
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Bootleg Rum Dum Blues
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Brownskin Mama Blues
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Chump Man Blues
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Come On Boys Let's do That Messin' Around
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Depression's Gone From Me
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Detroit Bound Blues
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Diddie Wa Diddie
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Doggin' Me Mama Blues
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Doing a Stretch
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Early Morning Blues
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Fightin' The Jug
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Georgia Bound
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Goodbye Mama Moan
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Blind Arthur Blake was born Arthur Phelps in Newport News, Virginia, in 1908. He lost his sight at age nine and taught himself guitar, developing a fingerpicking style that became his own. In the 1920s he began recording, with songs like 'Police Dog Blues' and 'You Gonna Quit Me Baby' showing his raw approach.
His career was interrupted in 1929 when he was arrested for shooting a police officer and served a three-year prison sentence. After his release he recorded sporadically but never regained his earlier momentum. Tracks like 'Bad Feeling Blues' and 'Black Dog Blues' from that period still carry his distinctive sound.
In the 1960s there was renewed interest in early blues, and Blake's work found new listeners. His recordings from the late 1920s and early 1930s remain the core of what we know about him today.
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