Einer der ganz Großen des Piedmont Blues war
Fuller Allen, den man in den 30er Jahren als
BLIND BOY FULLER kannte. Er recordete u. a.
am 23. Juli 1935 in New York sein legendäres
und auch in Rock´n´Roll-Zeiten gerne gecovertes
"I´m A Rattlesnakin´ Daddy" (ARC 6-01-56;
Vocalion 03084; Conqueror 8641; Columbia 30078;
Columbia 37776). Seine letzte Recording-Session fand am
19. Juni 1940 in Chicago statt.
Full name: Fulton Allen
Recorded under: Blind Boy Fuller
Born: July 10, 1907, in Wadesboro, NC (Anson Co.)
Died: Feb. 13, 1941, in Durham, NC
Instrument: Guitar (and vocals)
Most reports indicate that Blind Boy Fuller was born Fulton Allen sometime between 1903 and 1908 to Calvin Allen and Mary Jane Walker of Wadesboro, NC. Blues scholar Bruce Bastin pinpoints the date to July 10, 1907. He was one of 10 children. The family moved from Wadesboro to Rockingham, NC, while Fulton was still a boy. It was there that he picked up most of his guitar skills. During the mid-1920s, he further developed his skills by playing on street corners and at house parties. It is reported that in 1926 he suffered from ulcerated eyes and became partially blind; by 1928 he was completely blind. There is another story that explains his blindness, though. Supposedly, a jealous woman, perhaps a girlfriend or ex-girlfriend, blinded him with a mixture of household chemicals. From around 1928 until the early 1930s, Fuller played anywhere he could, from tobacco warehouses to fish fries. He teamed up with Sonny Terry, a harmonica player, and sometimes Bull City Red and Gary Davis. He spent a lot of time recording with ARC label group from 1935 through 1938. He also recorded with numerous other record labels up until 1940. Fuller’s life began winding down at this time, as he underwent a kidney operation in 1940. It is unsure how he died, but two possible causes are blood poisoning due to the effects of his kidney operation and/or pneumonia. He died at his home in Durham, NC, and was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery. Fuller is remembered for his “countryman compositions.” Many of his songs centered on the daily worries and woes of black tenant farmers and their encounters with big East Coast cities such as New York.
Fuller Allen, den man in den 30er Jahren als
BLIND BOY FULLER kannte. Er recordete u. a.
am 23. Juli 1935 in New York sein legendäres
und auch in Rock´n´Roll-Zeiten gerne gecovertes
"I´m A Rattlesnakin´ Daddy" (ARC 6-01-56;
Vocalion 03084; Conqueror 8641; Columbia 30078;
Columbia 37776). Seine letzte Recording-Session fand am
19. Juni 1940 in Chicago statt.
Full name: Fulton Allen
Recorded under: Blind Boy Fuller
Born: July 10, 1907, in Wadesboro, NC (Anson Co.)
Died: Feb. 13, 1941, in Durham, NC
Instrument: Guitar (and vocals)
Most reports indicate that Blind Boy Fuller was born Fulton Allen sometime between 1903 and 1908 to Calvin Allen and Mary Jane Walker of Wadesboro, NC. Blues scholar Bruce Bastin pinpoints the date to July 10, 1907. He was one of 10 children. The family moved from Wadesboro to Rockingham, NC, while Fulton was still a boy. It was there that he picked up most of his guitar skills. During the mid-1920s, he further developed his skills by playing on street corners and at house parties. It is reported that in 1926 he suffered from ulcerated eyes and became partially blind; by 1928 he was completely blind. There is another story that explains his blindness, though. Supposedly, a jealous woman, perhaps a girlfriend or ex-girlfriend, blinded him with a mixture of household chemicals. From around 1928 until the early 1930s, Fuller played anywhere he could, from tobacco warehouses to fish fries. He teamed up with Sonny Terry, a harmonica player, and sometimes Bull City Red and Gary Davis. He spent a lot of time recording with ARC label group from 1935 through 1938. He also recorded with numerous other record labels up until 1940. Fuller’s life began winding down at this time, as he underwent a kidney operation in 1940. It is unsure how he died, but two possible causes are blood poisoning due to the effects of his kidney operation and/or pneumonia. He died at his home in Durham, NC, and was buried in Grove Hill Cemetery. Fuller is remembered for his “countryman compositions.” Many of his songs centered on the daily worries and woes of black tenant farmers and their encounters with big East Coast cities such as New York.
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