Fuller, Blind Boy, 1907-1941

LC control no.	n 91109838
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Fuller, Blind Boy, 1907-1941 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Allen, Fulton, 1907-1941 Brother George, 1907-1941
Associated country	United States
Birth date	1907-07-10
Death date	1941-02-13
Place of death	Durham (N.C.)
Profession or occupation	Blues musicians Guitarists
Found in	His East coast Piedmont style [SR] p1991: label (Blind Boy Fuller) program bklt. (blues singer; b. Fulton Allen, Wadesboro, N.C., 6-10-1907; d. Durham, N.C., 2-13-1941) Blues Who's Who (Fuller, Blind Boy; also known as Brother George) Stambler, I. Folk and blues, c2001 (Fuller, Blind Boy; b. Fulton Allen, July 10, 1907, Wadesboro, N.C.; d. Feb. 13, 1941, Durham, N.C.; singer, guitarist, songwriter) African American National Biography, accessed January 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Fuller, Blind Boy; blues musician/ singer, guitarist; born 10 July 1907; by 1928 he was totally blind and turned to music to make a living; recorded ten solo sides, including classic Piedmont dance piece, Truckin' My Blues Away (1936); recorded version of the traditional Piedmont blues Mamie, called Boots and Shoes, a reprise of Amon Easton's hit Meet Me in the Bottom (1937); recorded more serious music, such as Lost Lover Blues, Mamie, and Big House Bound; set up many ARC sessions, producing with, among others, Sonny Terry, a well known harmonica player; collaborated with Terry and Bull City Red, and guitarist Brownie McGhee; one of the most influential blues artists, recording 135 titles in six years, portraying several styles, including bottleneck, ragtime, dance tunes, and deep blues; died 13 February 1941 in Durham, North Carolina, United States)