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Willie “Blind Willie” McTell

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Willie “Blind Willie” McTell Famous memorial

Original Name
Willie Samuel McTier
Birth
Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, USA
Death
19 Aug 1959 (aged 58)
Milledgeville, Baldwin County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.3537466, Longitude: -82.4945156
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Blues Musician, Composer. Born Willie Samuel McTell, blind at birth. His mother taught him how to play the guitar when he was a teenager. He played both the 12-string and the 6-string guitar. He wrote the song that the Allman Brothers made popular in 1969, "Statesboro Blues." Recorded with many labels from 1927 to 1956. When Willie's mother died, he left home to join the Traveling Medicine Show and Carnivals. He sang with other blues artists such as Curley Weaver and Buddy Moss. Curley and Willie played for spare change and tips on Altanta's Decatur Street. Blind Willie was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1981.
Blues Musician, Composer. Born Willie Samuel McTell, blind at birth. His mother taught him how to play the guitar when he was a teenager. He played both the 12-string and the 6-string guitar. He wrote the song that the Allman Brothers made popular in 1969, "Statesboro Blues." Recorded with many labels from 1927 to 1956. When Willie's mother died, he left home to join the Traveling Medicine Show and Carnivals. He sang with other blues artists such as Curley Weaver and Buddy Moss. Curley and Willie played for spare change and tips on Altanta's Decatur Street. Blind Willie was inducted into the Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame in 1981.

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  • Originally Created by: Cinnamonntoast4
  • Added: Aug 19, 2002
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6700344/willie-mctell: accessed ), memorial page for Willie “Blind Willie” McTell (5 May 1901–19 Aug 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 6700344, citing Jones Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Thomson, McDuffie County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.