Blind Blake
ブラインド・ブレイク
- BORN: 1896, Newport News, Virginia
1896年、ヴァージニア州ニューポートニューズ生まれ - DIED: December 1, 1934, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1934年12月1日、ウィスコンシン州ミルウォーキーで死去 - vocals guitar piano
ブラインド(盲目の)・ブレイクは1920年代の東海岸における最も傑出したラグタイム・ブルース・ギタリストだった。彼の軽快なピッキングは、荒削りでディープなデルタ・ブルースとはまた違うものだった。ブレイクが時折みせる低音弦の凄い奏法。右手親指はドダン、ドダンといった風にシンコペーションしたリズムを生み出す。誰にも真似の出来ないそのビートにのって、上で跳ね回るメロディ。彼の驚異的なテクニックは、ブラインド・ボーイ・フラー、ゲイリー・デイヴィス、バディ・モス等、東部のギタリストに多大な影響を与えた。初録音は1926年夏。ブラインド・レモン・ジェファスンと並んでパラマウントの看板アーティストに。32年6月までの6年間に自己名義の録音を80曲以上残した。この名人の華麗なピッキングは、「Blind Arthur's Breakdown」や「Skeedle Loo Doo Blues」「Southern Rag」「Righteous Blues」などで聴くことができる。ジャズのクラリネット奏者ジョニー・ドッズと共演した録音(「Southbound Rag」「Hot Potatoes」「C.C. Pill Blues」)もあれば、ピアニストとのデュエットでも名演(「Hastings Street」)を残し、スター歌手のマ・レイニーやパパ・チャーリー・ジャクスン、レオラ・B・ウィルスンなどの伴奏でも活躍、とその音楽性は幅広い。
Recordings
- c. July, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
- c. August, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
- c. October, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
- c. November, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
- c. November, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
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- Morning Hour Blues (by Ma Rainey)
- c. November, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
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- State Street Men Blues (by Leola B. Wilson)
- Down The Country (by Leola B. Wilson)
- Black Biting Bee Blues (by Leola B. Wilson)
- Wilson Dam (by Leola B. Wilson)
- c. December, 1926, Chicago, Illinois
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- Little Low Mama Blues (by "Ma" Rainey)
- Grievin Hearted Blues (by "Ma" Rainey)
- c. March, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
- c. March, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
- c. April, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
- April 13-14, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
- c. October, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
- c. October, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
- c. November, 1927, Chicago, Illinois
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- Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home (by Gus Cannon)
- Madison Street Rag (by Gus Cannon)
- Jazz Gypsy Blues (by Gus Cannon)
- He's In The Jailhouse Now
- Can You Blame The Colored Man (by Gus Cannon)
- My Money Never Runs Out (by Gus Cannon)
- Wabash Rag
- c. April, 1928, Chicago, Illinois
- c. April, 1928, Chicago, Illinois
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- Pay Day Daddy Blues (by Elzadie Robinson)
- Elzadie's Policy Blues (by Elzadie Robinson)
- c. May, 1928, Chicago, Illinois
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- Goodbye Mama Moan
- Tootie Blues
- That Lovin' I Crave
- That Lonesome Rave (by Bertha Henderson)
- Terrible Murder Blues (by Bertha Henderson)
- Leavin' Gal Blues (by Bertha Henderson)
- No Dough Blues
- Lead Hearted Blues (by Bertha Henderson)
- Let Your Love Come Down (by Bertha Henderson)
- Rumblin' And Ramblin' Boa Constrictor Blues
- Bootleg Rum Dum Blues
- Detroit Bound Blues - @YouTube
- c. May, 1928, Chicago, Illinois
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- Beulah Land (by Daniel Brown)
- c. May, 1928, Chicago, Illinois
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- Panther Squall Blues
- Elzadie's Policy Blues (by Elzadie Robinson)
- Pay Day Daddy Blues (by Elzadie Robinson)
- c. September, 1928, Chicago, Illinois
- June 6, 1929, Richmond, Indiana
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- Soon This Morning Blues (by Charlie Spand)
- Fetch Your Water (by Charlie Spand)
- June 20, 1929, Richmond, Indiana
- August 17, 1929, Richmond, Indiana
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- Moanin' The Blues (by Charlie Spand)
- Back To The Woods Blues (by Charlie Spand)
- Hastings St. (Hasting St. Boogy)
- Diddie Wa Diddie (alt. take)
- Diddie Wa Diddie
- Too Tight Blues No. 2 - @YouTube
- Chump Man Blues
- Ice Man Blues
- Police Dog Blues - @YouTube
- I Was Afraid Of That - Part 2
- Georgia Bound - @YouTube
- c. August, 1929, Chicago, Illinois
- c. September, 1929, Chicago, Illinois
- c. October, 1929, Chicago, Illinois
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- Hometown Skiffle - Part I (Take 1) (by The Paramount All Stars)
- Hometown Skiffle - Part I (Take 2) (by The Paramount All Stars)
- c. October, 1929, Chicago, Illinois
- c. October, 1929, Grafton, Wisconsin
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- Baby Lou Blues
- Cold Love Blues
- Papa Charlie And Blind Blake Talk About It - Part I (by Papa Charlie Jackson And Blind Blake)
- Papa Charlie And Blind Blake Talk About It - Part II (by Papa Charlie Jackson And Blind Blake)
- c. May 26, 1930, Grafton, Wisconsin
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- Stingaree Man Blues (by Irene Scruggs as Chocolate Brown)
- Itching Heel (by Irene Scruggs as Chocolate Brown)
- May 28, 1930, Grafton, Wisconsin
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- You've Got What I Want (by Irene Scruggs as Chocolate Brown)
- Cherry Hill Blues (by Irene Scruggs as Chocolate Brown)
- c. May 29, 1930, Grafton, Wisconsin
- c. December, 1930, Grafton, Wisconsin
- c. May, 1931, Grafton, Wisconsin
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- Fancy Tricks (by Laura Rucker)
- c. October, 1931, Grafton, Wisconsin
- c. January, 1932, Grafton, Wisconsin
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- Night And Day Blues
- Sun To Sun
- c. June, 1932, Grafton, Wisconsin
Influences
影響関係
Infl by:
受けた影響←
Infl to: Big Bill Broonzy, Reverend Gary Davis, Buddy Moss, Blind Boy Fuller, Josh White, Leon Redbone
与えた影響→ビッグ・ビル・ブルーンジー、レヴァランド・ゲイリー・デイヴィス、バディ・モス、ブラインド・ボーイ・フラー、ジョシュ・ホワイト、レオン・レッドボーン