Blind Willie Walker [SEP] cause of death
. Walker played in an exceptionally fast style, and his "clear, minstrelsy vocals complemented his delicate yet strongly structured guitar lines." He specialized in playing in the key of C.
Blind Willie Walker died in Greenville in 1933, aged about 36, of congenital syphilis, which may have been the reason for his blindness. On his death certificate he was listed as being a professional musician.
The compositions "Make Believe Stunt" and "Cincinnati Flow Rag" ("Slow Drag"), made famous by
Blind Willie
"Blind Willie" may refer to:
People.
- Blind Willie Dunn, a pseudonym of American Jazz guitarist, Eddie Lang (1902-1933)
- Blind Willie Johnson (1897-1945), a gospel blues singer and guitarist
- Blind Willie McTell (1898–1959), a Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist
- William Purvis (1752 – 1832), a Tyneside concert hall song writer and performer
- Blind Willie Walker (1896–1933), an early American blues guitarist