Blind Alfred Reed
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Blind Alfred Reed was an early 20th-century American country and folk musician and singer-songwriter known for his socially conscious and narrative ballads.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blind Alfred Reed canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American country musician
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American folk musician ⓘ human ⓘ singer-songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1930s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| basedIn | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDisability | blindness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1880-06-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1956-01-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
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folk music ⓘ old-time music ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American protest song tradition
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country music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
narrative ballad
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socially conscious ballad ⓘ |
| hasRecordingIn | Bristol Sessions GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Arville Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | American folk revival musicians ⓘ |
| instrument | fiddle ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nickname | Blind Alfred Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | recorded at the Bristol Sessions in 1927 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Explosion in the Fairmount Mines
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How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live? NERFINISHED ⓘ Money Cravin' Folks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wreck of the Virginian NERFINISHED ⓘ There'll Be No Distinction There NERFINISHED ⓘ Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls? NERFINISHED ⓘ You Must Unload NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
musician
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performedWith | Arville Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Floyd County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Pocahontas, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Victor Talking Machine Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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