Hand me my travelin' shoes: in search of Blind Willie McTell
Biography, Biography of persons with disabilities
Automated braille
Summary
Blind Willie McTell, 1903-1959, was one of the most gifted musical artists of his generation, with an exquisite voice and a sublime talent for the twelve-string guitar. Blind from birth, McTell never behaved as if he were handicapped by his… lack of sight and he explodes every stereotype about blues musicians. In this personal and moving odyssey into a lost world of early blues music, a vulnerable black population and more, Gray peels back the many layers of a tragic, occasionally shocking but ultimately uplifting story.