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Blind Arvella Gray (January 28, 1906 - September 7, 1980) was an American blues, folk and gospel singer and guitarist. Gray was born James Dixon, in Somerville, Texas. He spent the latter part of his life performing and busking folk, blues and gospel music at Chicago's Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots. In the 1960s, he recorded two singles for his own Gray label, including "Freedom Rider" backed with "Freedom Bus." Gray died in Chicago, Illinois, in September 1980, at the age of 74.
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| dbo:abstract | Blind Arvella Gray (January 28, 1906 - September 7, 1980) was an American blues, folk and gospel singer and guitarist. Gray was born James Dixon, in Somerville, Texas. He spent the latter part of his life performing and busking folk, blues and gospel music at Chicago's Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots. In the 1960s, he recorded two singles for his own Gray label, including "Freedom Rider" backed with "Freedom Bus." Gray's only album, The Singing Drifter (1973), was reissued on the Conjuroo record label in 2005. The reissue was produced by Cary Baker, who wrote the liner notes for the original vinyl LP, released by Birch Records. Gray died in Chicago, Illinois, in September 1980, at the age of 74. (en) Arvella Gray, wirklicher Name James Dixon (* 28. Januar 1906 in , Texas; † 7. September 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger und Gitarrist afroamerikanischer Abstammung, der den Großteil seines Lebens als Straßenmusikant in Chicago, vor allem auf dem (Floh)Markt um die Maxwell Street Blues- und Gospelmusik gespielt hat. Aufnahmen von ihm sind auf etlichen Schallplattensamplern, darunter And This Is Maxwell Street,drei selbst produzierten 45 rpm Platten sowie auf einem Album (Blind Arvella Gray The Singing Drifter) aus dem Jahre 1972, das 2005 als CD wiederveröffentlicht wurde, zu hören. Die Wiederveröffentlichung erhielt den Living Blues Award 2006. (de) Arvella Gray (Somerville, 28 gennaio 1906 – Chicago, 7 settembre 1980) è stato un cantante e chitarrista statunitense di musica blues. Nato in Texas, ha poi trascorso gran parte della sua vita esibendosi come artista di strada nella città di Chicago, soprattutto nell'area di . Il suo stile era un miscuglio di folk, blues e gospel. Gray, il cui vero nome era Walter o James Dixon, perse la vista durante gli anni trenta, probabilmente durante una rapina inbanca, fatto per il quale ci si riferisce all'artista anche come a Blind Arvella Gray. L'unico album pubblicato si intitola The Singing Drifter ed uscì per la prima volta nel 1972 in versione vinile; nel 2005 ne è uscita una versione CD remasterizzata per l'etichetta Conjuroo. (it) |
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| rdfs:comment | Blind Arvella Gray (January 28, 1906 - September 7, 1980) was an American blues, folk and gospel singer and guitarist. Gray was born James Dixon, in Somerville, Texas. He spent the latter part of his life performing and busking folk, blues and gospel music at Chicago's Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots. In the 1960s, he recorded two singles for his own Gray label, including "Freedom Rider" backed with "Freedom Bus." Gray died in Chicago, Illinois, in September 1980, at the age of 74. (en) Arvella Gray, wirklicher Name James Dixon (* 28. Januar 1906 in , Texas; † 7. September 1980 in Chicago, Illinois) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger und Gitarrist afroamerikanischer Abstammung, der den Großteil seines Lebens als Straßenmusikant in Chicago, vor allem auf dem (Floh)Markt um die Maxwell Street Blues- und Gospelmusik gespielt hat. (de) Arvella Gray (Somerville, 28 gennaio 1906 – Chicago, 7 settembre 1980) è stato un cantante e chitarrista statunitense di musica blues. Nato in Texas, ha poi trascorso gran parte della sua vita esibendosi come artista di strada nella città di Chicago, soprattutto nell'area di . Il suo stile era un miscuglio di folk, blues e gospel. Gray, il cui vero nome era Walter o James Dixon, perse la vista durante gli anni trenta, probabilmente durante una rapina inbanca, fatto per il quale ci si riferisce all'artista anche come a Blind Arvella Gray. (it) |
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