Mudcat Café message #350876

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Thread #28306 Message #350876
Posted By: Mike Regenstreif
03-Dec-00 - 08:36 PM
Thread Name: Lyr/Chords Req: Jones Oh Jones (Blind Blake)
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Jones O Jones Blind Blake/P G

There were two Blind Blakes. Blind (Arthur) Blake was an early blues singer. The attribution to him in the first post is wrong.
Blake Higgs (aka Blind Blake) was a calypso-type singer from the Bahamas. As Seth notes, he's the Blind Blake responsible for "Jones Oh Jones."
Mike Regenstreif