THE BLUES OF BLIND BLAKE GUITAR TAB BK/OLA

Blind Blake was the greatest ragtime blues guitarist to record during the 1920s. His guitar playing was unique. It captured the pulsating rhythms of the blues, ragtime, and jazz music of the period. Rev. Gary Davis went as far as to say: "I ain't never heard anybody on a record yet beat Blind Blake on guitar. I like Blake because he played right sporty."

Modern fingerstyle guitarists such as Jorma Kaukonen, Ry Cooder, David Bromberg, Leon Redbone, Dave Van Ronk, Paul Geremia and Ari Eisinger, have all recorded Blind Blake songs i.e., Too Tight Rag, Diddie Wa Diddie, Police Dog Blues, Tootie Blues, That Will Never Happen No More, Chump Man Blues and Righteous Blues. These have all become staples of today's acoustic blues scene.

Blake's guitar arrangements are both a challenge to play as well as transcribe. This collection presents 26 blues that will keep your fingers very busy. Also included are downloads of the original Paramount recordings. In some cases, there exists o