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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instanceOf American country musician
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
folk music
old-time music
givenName Alfred
hasInfluenceOn American protest song tradition
country music
hasMusicalStyle narrative ballad
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 NERFINISHED
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
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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1927 Bristol Sessions featuredArtist Blind Alfred Reed