Blind musicians Blind musicians King Achilla Orru Apaa-idomo is a Uganda-born blind musician who has been based in Toronto, Canada since 1995. His primary instrument is the lukembé. His ethnic background is Karamojong. The group he performs with is called Baana Afrique. ...more on Wikipedia about "Achilla Orru"
Amadou and Mariam are a musical duo from Mali, composed of the couple Mariam Doumbia (vocals) (born in Mali's capital Bamako 15 April 1958) and Amadou Bagayoko (guitar and vocals) (born in Bamako 24 October 1954). The pair, known as "the blind couple from Mali" met at Mali's Institute for the Young Blind, and found they shared an interest in music. ...more on Wikipedia about "Amadou and Mariam"
Andrea Bocelli,(born September 22, 1958 in Lajatico, Tuscany, Italy) is a singer, writer and music producer. He is a classical crossover and operatic tenor, and has recorded four complete operas ( La Boheme, Il Trovatore, Werther and Tosca) and over eleven other albums, both classical and popular in style. He has two sons Amos (b. 1995) and Matteo (b. 1997). He was married but has since separated from his only wife, Enrica. Bocelli was born with glaucoma, and was blinded at the age of 12 by a brain hemorrhage, which he suffered when hit on the head playing football (soccer). He will not discuss his disability and has always played it down. ...more on Wikipedia about "Andrea Bocelli"
Arthur Tatum, Jr. ( October 13, 1909 – November 5, 1956) was a famous American jazz pianist known for his virtuosic playing and creative improvisation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Art Tatum"
"Blind" Blake (born Arthur Blake, circa 1893, Jacksonville, Florida; died: circa 1933) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. He is often called "The King Of Ragtime Guitar". ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind Blake"
"Blind" Lemon Jefferson (September 1893–December 1929) was an influential blues singer and guitarist from Texas. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind Lemon Jefferson"
Blind musicians are singers or instrumentalists who are physically unable to see. In many cultures, blind people have become musicians in disproportionate numbers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind musicians"
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Thomas "Blind Tom" Wiggins ( May 25, 1849– June 13, 1908) was an African American autistic savant and musical prodigy on the piano. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind Tom Wiggins"
"Blind" Willie Johnson (c. 1902- 1945), was an African-American singer and guitarist whose music straddled the border between blues and spirituals. While the lyrics of most of his songs were religious, his music drew from both sacred and blues traditions. Among musicians, he is considered one of the greatest slide or bottleneck guitar artists who ever lived, as well as one of the most revered figures of depression-era gospel music. His music is distinguishable by his powerful bass strumming and gravelly false-bass voice, with occasional use of a tenor voice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind Willie Johnson"
Blind Willie McTell ( May 5, 1901– August 15, 1959) (probably born William Samuel McTear) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Thomson, Georgia and died in Milledgeville, Georgia. ...more on Wikipedia about "Blind Willie McTell"
Clarence Carter (born 14 January 1936, Montgomery, Alabama) is a singer and musician. ...more on Wikipedia about "Clarence Carter"
Conrad Paumann (c. 1410– January 24, 1473) was a German organist, lutenist and composer of the early Renaissance. Even though he was born blind, he was one of the most extraordinarily talented musicians of the 15th century, and his performances created a sensation wherever he went. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conrad Paumann"
Corinna May is a blind singer from Germany. She was born in Bremen October 10, 1970. As a child she was already used to music; her father had a huge collection of jazz albums. Soon Corinna started singing in a school choir and a gospel choir. ...more on Wikipedia about "Corinna May"
Arthel Lane Watson (born March 3, 1923) in Deep Gap, North Carolina, is a guitar player, songwriter and singer of bluegrass, folk, country, blues and gospel music. The nickname 'Doc' comes from his days in radio when he needed a short name. The nickname stuck because of the reference to Sherlock Holmes's sidekick. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doc Watson"
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Frances Jane Crosby ( March 24 1820 - February 12 1915) usually known as Fanny Crosby, was an American lyricist best known for her Protestant Christian hymns. She was one of the most prolific hymnists in history, writing over 8,000 despite being blind from shortly after birth. During her lifetime, Fanny Crosby was one of the best known women in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Fanny Crosby"
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi was one of the most popular and influential post-war gospel quartets. Powered by the vocals of lead singer Archie Brownlee, their single "Our Father" reached the Billboard R&B charts in the early 1950s, one of the first gospel records to do so. ...more on Wikipedia about "Five Blind Boys of Mississippi"
Francesco Landini or Landino (around 1325 – September 2, 1397) was an Italian composer, organist, singer, poet and instrument maker. He was one of the most famous and revered composers of the second half of the 14th century, and by far the most famous composer in Italy. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francesco Landini"
George Shearing (born 13 August 1919) is a well-known British jazz pianist. ...more on Wikipedia about "George Shearing"
Henry Butler (born c. 1950) is an American Jazz pianist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Butler"
Jean Langlais ( 15 February, 1907 – May 8, 1991) was a French composer of modern classical music and organist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Langlais"
Jeff Healey (born Norman Jeffrey Healey on March 25, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian blues- rock guitarist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jeff Healey"
José Feliciano (born September 10, 1945 in Lares) is a Puerto Rican singer. A victim of congenital glaucoma, he was left permanently blind at birth. Feliciano overcame the effects of his handicap to score many international hits. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jose Feliciano"
Kelvin Tan Wei Lian ((陈伟联; pinyin: Chén Wěilián; born on 05 October 1981) is Singapore's first blind singer who has been touted as Asia's Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles. He was shot to prominence when he won the Project SuperStar Singing Contest on 1 September 2005, garnering 64% of the 533,000 telephone votes at a Mandarin singing competition hosted by Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel U. The competition had attracted over 4,000 hopefuls, out of which 24 finalists were selected (12 males and 12 females), and only one would emerge as the "Ultimate SuperStar". ...more on Wikipedia about "Kelvin Tan Wei Lian"
Lee Garrett is an R&B singer-songwriter most famous for the song "Signed, Sealed, Delivered," which he wrote. For many years, Garrett was the writing partner of Stevie Wonder, but the two had a falling out as a result of disagreements over writing credits of various songs. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lee Garrett"
Leonard Joseph Tristano ( 1919 - 1978) was a jazz pianist and composer. He is sometimes regarded as an unduly overlooked figure in jazz history. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lennie Tristano"
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