Blind Willie McTell
- MatchBlind Willie McTell
- 100%Charley Patton
- 98%Blind Boy Fuller
- 91%Blind Lemon Jefferson
- 83%Blind Willie Johnson
- 82%Skip James
- 81%Bukka White
- 76%Mississippi John Hurt
- 66%Big Bill Broonzy
- 65%Furry Lewis
- 64%Tampa Red
Biography
5 May 1901, McDuffie County, Georgia, USA, d. 19 August 1959, Almon, Georgia, USA. Blind from birth, McTell began to learn guitar in his early years, under the influence of relatives and neighbours in Statesboro, Georgia, where he grew up. In his late teens, he attended a school for the blind. By 1927, when he made his first records, he was already a very accomplished guitarist, with a warm and beautiful vocal style, and his early sessions produced classics such as Statesboro Blues,... Read more