ROOTS
Roots of Blind Willie McTell
The artists and genres Blind Willie McTell came out of — one hop back on the influence tree.
Blind Willie Johnsonartist
Charley Pattonartist
Thomas A. DorseyartistThomas Andrew Dorsey was an American musician, composer, and Christian evangelist influential in the development of early blues and 20th-century gospel music. He penned 3,000 songs, a third of them gospel, including "Take My Hand, Precious Lord" and "Peace in the Valley". Recordings of these sold millions of copies in both gospel and secular markets in the 20th century.
Luke JordanartistLuke Jordan was an American blues guitarist and vocalist of some renown, particularly in the area of his home, in Lynchburg, Virginia.