Blind Willie McTell – Blues In The Dark

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Title: Blind Willie McTell – Blues In The Dark
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1983, R&B, Piedmont Blues, Atlanta, Georgia
Matrix #: MCA-1368
Condition: EX

Cultural Facts:

  1. Studio Lore: These are prewar Decca-era sides—1930s recordings later compiled in 1983, preserving the original 78rpm-era performances.

  2. Scene Ecology: The Lomaxes recorded him for the Library of Congress in Atlanta (1940), treating him as a living archive of Southern song culture.

  3. Personal Struggle: He lost his sight in childhood and spent years as an itinerant street musician, navigating poverty and exploitation long before “blues history” cared.

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