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Blind Willie McTell

1898 - 1959

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Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was an American Piedmont blues and ragtime singer, songwriter and guitarist. He played in a fluid, syncopated finger picking guitar style common among many East Coast, Piedmont blues players. Like his Atlanta contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also adept at slide guitar, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Blind Willie McTell is the 1,790th most popular musician (down from 1,629th in 2019), the 9,519th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,169th in 2019) and the 685th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Blind Willie McTell ranks 1,790 out of 3,175. Before him are Elizabeth Cotten, Bob Brookmeyer, Tom Harrell, Simone Young, Lil Hardin Armstrong, and Nigo. After him are Afrojack, Urs Bühler, Richard Tandy, Curtis Fuller, Vernon Duke, and John Martyn.

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Among people born in 1898, Blind Willie McTell ranks 268. Before him are Scott O'Dell, H. A. Rey, Boško Simonović, Zinaida Yermolyeva, Arthur Legat, and Lil Hardin Armstrong. After him are J. Slauerhoff, Benno von Arent, Jadwiga Smosarska, Charles Bouvier, Alfredo Duhalde, and Alla Tarasova. Among people deceased in 1959, Blind Willie McTell ranks 193. Before him are Ragnar Malm, Jaroslav Skobla, Paul Van Asbroeck, George Padmore, Russell Simpson, and Osvaldo Sáez. After him are Otto Bartning, Apsley Cherry-Garrard, Yoshioka Yayoi, Harold Hardwick, Arvi Pohjanpää, and Jerónimo Méndez.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Blind Willie McTell ranks 9,521 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Bacher (1905), Bebel Gilberto (1966), David Canary (1938), Nunnally Johnson (1897), Heidi Montag (1986), and Kelly Marie Tran (1989). After him are John Kundla (1916), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Jo Stafford (1917), Lee Arenberg (1962), William C. Gorgas (1854), and James Dashner (1972).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Blind Willie McTell ranks 685. Before him are Peter Tork (1942), Vitamin C (1972), Elizabeth Cotten (1893), Bob Brookmeyer (1929), Tom Harrell (1946), and Lil Hardin Armstrong (1898). After him are Curtis Fuller (1934), Michael Anthony (1954), Joe Bonamassa (1977), Doug Aldrich (1964), Jimmie Vaughan (1951), and Chris Poland (1957).

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