Blind Willie McTell

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"Blind Willie McTell" is a 1983 Bob Dylan song, released posthumously on archival collections, that pays tribute to the blues tradition and the legendary blues musician of the same name.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf song
composer Bob Dylan
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
firstRelease The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 NERFINISHED
firstReleaseDate 1991
genre blues
folk rock
hasCoverVersionBy Mick Taylor NERFINISHED
The Allman Brothers Band NERFINISHED
The Band NERFINISHED
Tom Morello NERFINISHED
hasInstrumentation acoustic guitar
bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
harmonium
piano
hasLivePerformancesBy Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
hasTheme American history
racial injustice
spiritual decay
hasVersion Blind Willie McTell (electric band version) NERFINISHED
Blind Willie McTell (piano version) NERFINISHED
includedIn The Bootleg Series Vol. 16: Springtime in New York 1980–1985 NERFINISHED
The Bootleg Series Volumes 1–3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961–1991 NERFINISHED
inspiredBy American blues tradition
language English
liveDebutDate 1997
lyricist Bob Dylan
notableLine “Nobody can sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell”
partOf Bob Dylan discography NERFINISHED
performer Bob Dylan
producer Bob Dylan NERFINISHED
Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED
recordedAt Power Station (New York City) NERFINISHED
recordedForAlbum Infidels NERFINISHED
recordingEndDate 1983
recordingStartDate 1983
recordLabel Columbia Records
subject American South NERFINISHED
blues music
history of slavery in the United States
titleReferences Blind Willie McTell (musician) NERFINISHED
tributeTo Blind Willie McTell (musician) NERFINISHED

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Statesboro Blues composer Blind Willie McTell
Bob Dylan concert setlists featureWork Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues lyricist Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues originalArtist Blind Willie McTell