Author of 'Hand Me My Travelin' Shoes: In Search of Blind Willie McTell' donates papers to Georgia Southern library. They say no one could sing the blues like Blind Willie McTell. And why not? His ...

Blind Willie McTell was one of the great blues musicians of the 1920s and 1930s. Displaying an extraordinary range on the twelve-string guitar, this Atlanta-based musician recorded more than 120 ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF)– As we’ve learned, Thomson is home to the Freedom Blast and the Camellia City Festival… but that’s not all. It’s also home of the Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival, “the small ...

Here’s a trivia question you can use to stump fellow music nerds. The answer isn’t Little Richard or Otis Redding. And it’s not Ray Charles or James Brown. It’s Blind Willie McTell, a 12-string guitar ...

THOMSON, Ga. (WJBF) – The 30th Annual Blind Willie McTell Music Festival was held on Saturday in Thomson. McTell was a native of Thomson, Georgia and was blind in one eye from birth and lost his ...

Samuel Charters, a vital historian of American blues, folk and jazz who helped introduce a generation of music lovers to Robert Johnson, Blind Willie McTell and other performers, died Wednesday in ...

BULLOCH CO., GA (WTOC) - Statesboro has a new ambassador to welcome visitors to town. The Convention and Visitor's Bureau now features a lifesize statue of Blind Wille McTell. He's the legendary blues ...

Atlanta’s venerable blues joint is named for one legend (Blind Willie McTell) and is the best place to see another: Francine Reed, whose soulful voice, feisty wisecracks, and dance-inducing songs mesh ...

Creator angered by changes to his portrait of blues singer Blind Willie McTell. At the corner of Euclid and Austin avenues is a three-ton portrait of Georgia blues legend Blind Willie McTell. Composed ...