Name: The Rough Guide to Blind, Black and Blue
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

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RGNET1377LP

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Black

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-04-07

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605633137743

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

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Various

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Blues / Gospel

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Rough Guide

Founded in 1994, the Music Rough Guide sublabel is produced by World Music Network in association with a renowned book publisher. Each release from this label focuses on a particular style, region, or artist. As a sublabel of World Music Network, the Rough Guide series offers an extensive collection of music that spans various genres and cultures.
The Music Rough Guide label has established itself as an authoritative source for discovering new and unique sounds from around the world. With its rich catalog of releases, it provides music enthusiasts with a curated selection of albums that showcase the diversity and beauty of global music.
Whether you are interested in exploring traditional folk tunes, vibrant jazz rhythms, or infectious pop melodies from different corners of the globe, the Music Rough Guide label has something to offer for every musical taste. Immerse yourself in the captivating sounds and cultural richness brought to you by this esteemed label.

A unique compilation of tracks from blind blues musicians who left remarkable musical legacies in the face of incredible adversity featuring many legendary guitarists including Blind Blake, Reverend Gary Davis, Blind Willie McTell and Blind Willie Johnson.

Legend has it that two of the towering figures of country blues once busked on opposite sides of the street in Marlin, Texas. Both ‘The Father Of The Texas Blues’ Blind Lemon Jefferson and slide guitar evangelist Blind Willie Johnson have le remarkable musical legacies in the face of incredible adversity, dealing with blindness in conditions of poverty and confronted by all the disadvantages imposed by race segregation.

Tracks: Blind Blake - He’s In The Jailhouse Now / Teddy Darby - Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues / Blind Boy Fuller - Truckin’ My Blues Away No. 2 (Take 2) / Blind Lemon Je erson - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean / Sonny Terry - HarmonicaStomp / Blind Joe Reynolds - Third Street Woman Blues / Blind Joe Taggart - Religion Is Something Within You / Blind Willie McTell - Stomp Down Rider/ Reverend Gary Davis - The Angels Message To Me / Willie Walker - South Carolina Rag (Take 2) / Blind Willie Johnson - Nobody’s Fault But Mine / Blind Roosevelt Graves - Crazy About My Baby / Blind Gussie Nesbit - Pure Reli- gion / Bo Carter - Don’t Mash My Digger So Deep / Blind Mamie Forehand - IWouldn’t Mind Dying If Dying Was All / Sleepy John Estes - Diving Duck Blues/ Blind Willie Davis - I’ve Got A Key To The Kingdom

The Rough Guide to Blind, Black and Blue

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