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| Blind Simmie Dooley | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Simeon Dooley |
| Born | (1881-07-03)July 3, 1881 or June 1887 Hartwell, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | (1961-01-17)January 17, 1961 (aged 73 or 79) Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Genres | Country blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | before 1916 - 1930s |
Simeon "Blind Simmie" Dooley (July 3, 1881 or June 1887 – January 17, 1961) was an American country blues singer and guitarist.
Biography
Dooley was born in Hartwell, Georgia, United States.
Dooley met Pink Anderson in 1916 and taught him to play guitar. The two played on the street and at parties when Anderson was not traveling with Dr. Kerr's Medicine Show. In 1928, Dooley and Anderson went to Atlanta to record four pieces for Columbia Records. Two were published in the same year ("Papa's 'Bout To Get Mad", and "Gonna Tip Out Tonight"), with the other two ("Every Day In The Week Blues", and "C.C. & O. Blues") were issued the following year. The records sold well. Anderson was invited to make further recordings without Dooley, however Anderson refused to be without him.
Dooley died from heart disease in Spartanburg, South Carolina, at the age of 79.
Musical style
Blind Gary Davis described Dooley, along with Blind Blake and Blind Willie Davis, as one of the biggest pre-war country blues guitarists.
References
- Olstrom, Clifford E. (2012). Undaunted by Blindness, 2nd Edition (2nd ed.). eBookIt.com. p. 104. ISBN 9780982272190.
- ^ "Simmie Dooley". Allmusic. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 268. ISBN 9780313344244.
- ^ "1961". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved July 10, 2010.
- ^ "Illustrated Pink Anderson discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
- 1880s births
- 1961 deaths
- American blues guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American country singer-songwriters
- Country blues singers
- Columbia Records artists
- People from Hartwell, Georgia
- Guitarists from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 20th-century American singer-songwriters
- Country musicians from Georgia (U.S. state)
- 20th-century American guitarists
- 20th-century American male musicians
- American male singer-songwriters
- Singer-songwriters from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Country blues musicians