Blind Willie McTell, a Piedmont guitarist and songwriter of rare talent, passed away on August 19th 1959. http://www.allaboutbluesmusic.com/blind-willie-mctell/ Willie left a rich legacy of beautiful records of his guitar picking, and a catalogue of superb songs which have enhanced the careers of Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, the Allman Brothers, Canned Heat and many more. | All About Blues Music

This unreleased song from Dylan’s landmark 1983 album, Infidels, shows the depth and variety of The Bootleg Series. Unreleased songs like Blind Willie McTell reveal Dylan’s remarkable creativity. There are few artists whose music can compare with this deep meditation on the American south and the blues … let alone their outtakes. Explore more of the Bootleg Series https://bobdylan.lnk.to/TheBestofTheBootlegSeriesFA | Bob Dylan

The full band version of one of Bob Dylan’s most iconic songs, “Blind Willie McTell," is now available to stream and download. In addition to this new version, a different take of the song is released on a 7” through Third Man Records today. Listen to “Blind Willie McTell” now — and on ‘Springtime In New York: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 16 (1980-1985),’ out September 17 and available for pre-order HERE: https://BobDylan.lnk.to/BootlegVol16FA | Bob Dylan

Remembering Blind Willie McTell, born... - Dime Store Radio

Remembering Blind Willie McTell, born William Samuel McTier on May 5, 1898, in Thomson, Georgia — he died on August 19, 1959. McTell was a Piedmont blues and ragtime singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues. Unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back ten