Havent read his bio ---other than what i have gleaned from his albums. A street corner blues guitarist and soul singer ---came up from the mississppi delta and levi enviornment when rural blues stsrted to become urbanised--- circa 1928 to --1932 at a guess---met up there with kindrid spirit in the persona of such luminaries as Blind lemon jefforson--Rev mr Southie---B arbeq bob etc.Had an indeliable influence on the subsequent emerging R& B hybrid---very little stuff since happened with chuck berry --bo diddley--gram parsons--Jagger --beatles---stones===knoffler ---hank wiliams ---bill munroe or any one else musically that can truthfully say they have not been influenced and moulded musically and philosophically bby the great WIILIE MC TELL

ni feichimeid a leitheid aris go ndeantaigh dhia troaicre ar an ndaham dhilis----FLEADH - MAN