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Blind Blake

Blues
Blues

Blind Blake is a Blues act. Their sound grew out of Lucille Bogan. Those roots explain a lot about how Blind Blake arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Reverend Gary Davis and Skip James, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Leon Redbone, Ralph McTell, David Bromberg, Bob Dylan and Buddy Moss, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Blind Blake, reaching back through Lucille Bogan and forward to Leon Redbone. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Arthur Blake, known as Blind Blake, was an American blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He is known for recordings he made for Paramount Records between 1926 and 1932.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Blind BlakeLucille BoganLeon RedboneRalph McTellDavid BrombergBob DylanBuddy MossStefan GrossmanHot TunaBarbecue BobBukka WhiteMississippi Fred McD…Blind Lemon JeffersonReverend Gary DavisSkip JamesLeadbellySon HouseRobert Johnson

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Blind Blake connections

Blind Blake grew out of Lucille Bogan, shares an orbit with Bukka White, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Reverend Gary Davis, went on to shape Leon Redbone, Ralph McTell, David Bromberg and Bob Dylan. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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