78 RPM BLUES RECORD BLIND BOY FULLER CONQUEROR LABEL NO. 9038
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A CONQUEROR LABEL RECORDING. 10 INCH DIAMETER 78RPM
VOCAL BLIND BOY FULLER WITH ACCOMP: GUITARS .
SIDE NO. 1-- LOOKING FOR MY WOMAN NO.2.
CONDITION IS GOOD+ NO. 22157.
SIDE NO. 2-- TEN O'CLOCK PEEPER.
CONDITION IS GOOD+ NO. 22159.
NOTE: THIS RECORD HAS BEEN PLAYED AND TESTED ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND PLAYS GREAT.
Blind Boy Fuller (born Fulton Allen, July 10, 1904[1] – February 13, 1941)[2][non-primary source needed] was an American blues guitarist and singer. Fuller was one of the most popular of the recorded Piedmont blues artists, rural African Americans, along with Blind Blake, Josh White, and Buddy Moss.
In 1935, James Baxter Long, a record store manager and talent scout in Burlington, North Carolina, secured Allen a recording session with the American Recording Company (ARC).[5] Allen, Davis and Washington recorded several tracks in New York City, including the traditional "Rag, Mama, Rag".[6] To promote the records, Long credited Allen as Blind Boy Fuller and Washington as Bull City Red.[6]
Over the next five years Fuller recorded over 120 sides, which were released by several labels. His style of singing was rough and direct, and his lyrics were explicit and uninhibited, drawing on every aspect of his experience as an underprivileged, blind black man on the streets—pawnshops, jailhouses, sickness, death—with an honesty that lacked sentimentality. Although he was not sophisticated, his artistry as a folk singer lay in the honesty and integrity of his self-expression. His songs expressed desire, love, jealousy, disappointment, menace and humor.[7]
In April 1936, Fuller recorded ten solo performances and also recorded with guitarist Floyd Council. The following year, after auditioning for J. Mayo Williams, he recorded for Decca Records, but then reverted to ARC. Later in 1937, he made his first recordings with Sonny Terry.[6]
In April 1936, Fuller recorded ten solo performances and also recorded with guitarist Floyd Council. The following year, after auditioning for J. Mayo Williams, he recorded for Decca Records, but then reverted to ARC. Later in 1937, he made his first recordings with Sonny Terry.[6]
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