MUSICIAN

Blind Blake

1893 - 1934

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Arthur Blake (1896 – December 1, 1934), 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blind Blake is the 1,447th most popular musician (down from 1,275th in 2019), the 7,526th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,285th in 2019) and the 534th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Blind Blake ranks 1,447 out of 3,175. Before him are Jens Johansson, Jörg Michael, Peter Tägtgren, José María Ventura Casas, Bob Ezrin, and Dominic Miller. After him are Red Garland, Dennis Brain, Geoff Nicholls, Calixa Lavallée, Terje Rypdal, and Andy Bown.

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Among people born in 1893, Blind Blake ranks 216. Before him are Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Urho Peltonen, Harald Cramér, Jimmy Durante, Charley Chase, and Tommaso Lequio di Assaba. After him are Georg Åberg, Gladys Davis, Stasys Girėnas, Liang Shuming, Gummo Marx, and Steingrímur Steinþórsson. Among people deceased in 1934, Blind Blake ranks 129. Before him are Nelly Diener, Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso, Sergey Oldenburg, Oskar von Miller, E. A. Wallis Budge, and Toros Toramanian. After him are Orest Khvolson, Eduard Bagritsky, Manuel Márquez Sterling, Mikhail Matyushin, Paul Henri Lecomte, and Claudio Williman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Blind Blake ranks 7,528 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Schirripa (1958), Madison Grant (1865), Stephen E. Ambrose (1936), Zero Mostel (1915), Darlanne Fluegel (1953), and Ronald J. Garan Jr. (1961). After him are Red Garland (1923), Marcia Wallace (1942), Melina Kanakaredes (1967), Rene Bond (1950), Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960), and Lillian Watson (1950).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Blind Blake ranks 534. Before him are Tim Hardin (1941), Edgar Winter (1946), Bob James (1939), Steve Di Giorgio (1967), Barry Harris (1929), and Jim Keltner (1942). After him are Red Garland (1923), Jimmy Reed (1925), Thad Jones (1923), Diamanda Galás (1955), Frankie Knuckles (1955), and Vinny Appice (1957).

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