[78-L] Blind Blake mystery solved

[Gregg Kimball]

This seems to have some of the details:

http://www.sociofocus.com/2011/09/22/finding-arthur-blind-blakes-grave/

Interesting that he was born in Newport News according to the death 
certificate. I assume that the researchers have checked our records here in 
Virginia, although there are annoying gaps in vital statistics records that 
might make that difficult.

Gregg Kimball

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cary Ginell" <soundthink at live.com>
To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 9:44 AM
Subject: [78-L] Blind Blake mystery solved


>
> After much diligent research, a team of blues historians has unearthed 
> pertinent information about blues guitarist Blind Blake's life and death. 
> I haven't seen the article yet, but it shows that Blake died in December 
> 1934 at the age of 38, a fact nobody really knew until now. If anyone has 
> this issue yet, please post details. Blake's life has been a large void in 
> the history of the blues. I'm sure there are a lot of people anxious to 
> find out more about him.
>
> Alex van der Tuuk, Bob Eagle, Rob Ford, Eric LeBlanc and Angela Mack: In 
> Search of Blind Blake - Arthur Blake's death certificate unearthed.- Blues 
> & Rhythm 263 (October 2011), pp. 8-10
>
> Cary Ginell
>
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