Blind Arvella Gray

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Blind Arvella Gray (January 28, 1906 – September 7, 1980) was a Blues Singer and Guitarist (real name James Dixon), born in Texas but spending the latter part of his life performing and busking folk, blues and gospel music at Chicago’s Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots. Blind Arvella Gray’s only album, 1980s The Singing Drifter was reissued on the Conjuroo label in 2005. Reissue producer was Cary Baker, who wrote the liner notes for the original Birch Records vinyl LP. BLIND ARVELLA GRAY PLAYED CHICAGO’S STREETS AND BOB DYLAN WAS A FAN GRAY’S ONLY LP TO BE REISSUED ON CD WITH BONUS TRACKS, UNSEEN PHOTOS AND DELUXE PACKAGING, WILL KICK OFF NEW CONJUROO RECORDINGS LABEL Dobro-Playing Street Singer Was Urban Link to Field Hollers and Folk Blues SHERMAN OAKS, Calif. — The only album by Blind Arvella Gray, a nearly forgotten street singer who spent the latter part of his life performing folk, blues and gospel music at Chicago’s Maxwell Street flea market and at rapid-transit depots, will receive a deluxe reissue on August 2, 2005. The album, The Singing Drifter, was originally released in 1972 on vinyl and fewer than 1,000 copies were sold. Unavailable for more than 30 years, the album will be released as a CD with full liner notes, extensive photography and three bonus tracks. The reissue kicks off the new Conjuroo Recordings label, an indie record company headed by Cary Baker, president of the music publicity company called conqueroo based in Sherm

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The Singing Drifter

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Blues From Maxwell Street

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The Walking Blues

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Modern Music Archive - Vol. 2: Blues

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And This Is Maxwell Street / Volume Two

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72-The Singing Drifter

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1972 - The Singing Drifter

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Blues From Maxwell Street, 1960 & 1965

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Blues From Maxwell Street 1960 and 1965

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Blues From Maxwell Street: Historic Recordings From Maxwell Street, Chicago 1960 And 1965 [Live]

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Walking Blues

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