Blind Simmie Dooley
Simeon "Blind Simmie" Dooley (July 3, 1881 or June 1887 – January 17, 1961) was an American country blues singer and guitarist.
Blind Simmie Dooley
- Name
- Blind Simmie Dooley
- Birth Name
- Simeon Dooley
- Born
- 3 July 1881 or June 1887
- Birthplace
- Hartwell, Georgia, U.S.
- Died
- 17 January 1961 (aged 73 or 79)
- Place of death
- Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- country music
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• Name — Blind Simmie Dooley • Birth Name — Simeon Dooley • Born — 3 July 1881 or June 1887 • Birthplace — Hartwell, Georgia, U.S. • Died — 17 January 1961 (aged 73 or 79) • Place of death — Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. • Genre — Country blues • Occupation — Musician • Instrument — * Vocal • guitar • Years Active — before 1916 - 1930s
Biography
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.
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Blind Gary Davis described Dooley, along with Blind Blake and Blind Willie Davis, as one of the biggest pre-war country blues guitarists.
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- 1.Olstrom, Clifford E. Undaunted by Blindness, 2nd Edition. eBookIt.com. 104. 2012. 9780982272190.
- 2.Simmie Dooley. Allmusic.
- 3.Eagle, Bob L. Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. 268. 2013. 9780313344244.
- 4.1961. Thedeadrockstarsclub.com.
- 5.Illustrated Pink Anderson discography. Wirz.de.
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