Blind Alfred Reed: Appalachian Visionary

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84-page hardcover book with CD and liner notes by Ted Olson featuring the story of Blind Alfred Reed, a visionary Appalachian musician who found light...

84-page hardcover book with CD and liner notes by Ted Olson featuring the story of Blind Alfred Reed, a visionary Appalachian musician who found light within himself to navigate the darkness within and without. Born 1880 in Floyd County, Virginia, Reed was blind and grew up on a West Virginia farm. He composed his own songs and relied on his talent to support his family, playing on the streets, giving lessons, and selling printed lyrics. This set includes his commercial recordings from 1927 and 1929. Laid back tone.

1. Blind Alfred Reed – “The Wreck of the Virginian”
2. Blind Alfred Reed – “I Mean to Live for Jesus”
3. Blind Alfred Reed – “You Must Unload”
4. Blind Alfred Reed – “Walking in the Way with Jesus”
5. Blind Alfred Reed – “Explosion in The Fairmount Mines”
6. Blind Alfred Reed – “Fate of Chris Lively and Wife”
7. Blind Alfred Reed – “Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls”
8. Blind Alfred Reed – “Always Lift Him Up and Never Knock Him Down “
9. Blind Alfred Reed – “The Prayer of the Drunkard's Little Girl”
10. The West Virginia Night Owls – “Sweet Bird”
11. The West Virginia Night Owls – “I’m Goin’ to Walk the Streets of Glory”
12. Orville Reed – “The Telephone Girl”
13. Blind Alfred Reed – “Woman's Been After Man Ever Since”
14. Blind Alfred Reed – “Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls-No. 2”
15. Blind Alfred Reed and Orville Reed – “There'll Be No Distinction There”
16. Blind Alfred Reed and Orville Reed – “We've Got to Have 'Em, That's All”
17. Blind Alfred Reed and Orville Reed – “Beware”
18. Blind Alfred Reed and Orville Reed – “The Old-Fashioned Cottage”
19. Blind Alfred Reed – “How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?”
20. Blind Alfred Reed – “Black and Blue Blues”
21. Blind Alfred Reed and Orville Reed – “You'll Miss Me”
22. Blind Alfred Reed – “Money Cravin' Folks”

Catalog Number DTD-48

Release Date

Artist(s)

Recording Era(s)

  • 1927, 1929

Number of Tracks

Page Count

Label(s) / Partner(s) Dust-to-Digital

Producer(s) Ted Olson

Audio Engineer(s) Michael Graves

Designer(s) Martin Venezky

Writer(s)

Additional Information

  • USA

  • English

  • Fiddle
  • Guitar

  • Country