"Blind Willie" McTell Musicians--Georgia--Atlanta Blues musicians--Georgia--Atlanta Guitar--Georgia--Atlanta Guitarists--Georgia--Atlanta African American guitarists--Georgia--Atlanta African American musicians--Georgia--Atlanta Singers--Georgia--Atlanta African American singers--Georgia--Atlanta Blind--Georgia--Atlanta Blind musicians--Georgia--Atlanta Men--Georgia--Atlanta African American men--Georgia--Atlanta McTell, Blind Willie Photograph of "Blind Willie" McTell, one of the great blues musicians of the 1920s and 1930s. Seated in a chair, he plays a guitar. He wears a suit and a hat. Displaying an extraordinary range on the twelve-string guitar, McTell, an Atlanta, Georgia-based musician, recorded more than 120 titles during 14 recording sessions. New Georgia Encyclopedia Black-and-white photographs http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-4265 Oliver, Paul. The Story of the Blues. Boston, Mass.: Northeastern University Press, 1998. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1660 Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia 1926 Atlanta (Ga.) Fulton County (Ga.) From The Story of the Blues, by P. Oliver.