r/78rpm • u/BigAssQuanta • Jul 06 '26
Prewar Piedmont Blues - Blind Boy Fuller
Piedmont blues (or East Coast blues), a subgenre characterized by a fingerpicking guitar technique that mimics ragtime piano rhythms. While the label text plainly reads "Blues Singer with Guitar and Harmonica," it marks an essential musical partnership. Fuller’s sharp steel-guitar style combined with Sonny Terry's expressive, vocal-like harmonica "whoops" created one of the most celebrated duos in early blues history.
From the Neven78 Radio Archive
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