Blind Willie Reynolds
"Blind Joe" Reynolds (1900 or 1904 – March 10, 1968), was an American singer-songwriter and blues guitarist. Reynolds is thought to have been born in Tallulah, Louisiana in 1904, although his death certificate states his birthplace as Arkansas in 1900. He was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face in Louisiana in the mid-late 1920s, which resulted in the physical loss of his eyes. Despite this handicap, Blind Joe became known for his distinctive bottleneck style as well as his reported accuracy with a pistol, with which it is said he could judge the position of a target by sound alone. Reynolds is known to have been polyamorous and somewhat misogynistic, as is apparent from a number of his recordings. He was also known to be outspoken and flamboyant, often using his music as a medium to attack society. |
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-64721 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Married man blues | Blind Willie Reynolds | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-64722 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Short dress blues | Blind Willie Reynolds | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-64723 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Goose Hill women blues | Blind Willie Reynolds | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist | |
Victor | BVE-64724 | 10-in. | 11/26/1930 | Third Street woman blues | Blind Willie Reynolds | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Reynolds, Blind Willie," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111338.
Reynolds, Blind Willie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/111338.
"Reynolds, Blind Willie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Blind Joe Reynolds
Discogs: Blind Willie Reynolds
Allmusic: Blind Willie Reynolds
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Reynolds, Blind Joe, 1900-1968 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99034117
Wikidata: Blind Joe Reynolds - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q884142
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/5130311
MusicBrainz: Blind Joe Reynolds - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/ce345864-4681-4668-af49-5f51986c6bb4
ISNI: 0000 0000 3981 8361 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000039818361
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