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Norman Blake

g, voc, man, *1938 US, Chattanooga, Tennessee
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of Country and World
A.k.a. Norman L. Blake

Norman Blake (born March 10, 1938, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States) is an American instrumentalist, vocalist, and songwriter. In a career spanning more than 60 years Blake has played in a number of folk and country groups. He is considered one of the leading figures in the bluegrass revival of the 1970s and is still active today, playing concert dates and making albums with his wife Nancy Blake.

     
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Mandolin
  • Violin
  • Steel guitar
Genres
  • Country
  • World
  • Folk
Plays With
Norman & Nancy Blake
The Train Band
Tompall And His Outlaw Band
Bob Johnson And The Lonesome Travelers
Guests of Earl Scruggs
Popular Tracks   
You Are My Sunshine on O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists
I Am A Man Of Constant Sorrow - Instrumental on O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists
Randall Collins on Back Home In Sulphur Springs by Norman Blake
Church St. Blues on Whiskey Before Breakfast by Norman Blake
Ginseng Sullivan on Back Home In Sulphur Springs by Norman Blake
Blackberry Blossom on Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2 by Norman Blake & Tony Rice
Big Rock Candy Mountain on O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists
Little Sadie on O Brother, Where Art Thou? by Various Artists
Hand Me Down My Walking Cane on Whiskey Before Breakfast by Norman Blake
Lost Indian on Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2 by Norman Blake & Tony Rice

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Brushwood Songs & StoriesNorman Blake Assisted By Nancy Blake2017Album
Wood, Wire & WordsNorman Blake2015Album
Green Light On The SouthernNorman Blake2011Album
Shacktown RoadNorman Blake - Nancy Blake - Tut Taylor2007Album
Old TiesNorman Blake2002Compil.
Meeting On Southern SoilNorman Blake And Peter Ostroushko2001Album
Flower From Fields Of AlabamaNorman Blake2001Album
Far Away, Down On A Georgia FarmNorman Blake1999Album
Be Ready BoysNorman Blake1999Album
Chattanooga Sugar BabeNorman Blake1998Album
The Fields Of NovemberNorman Blake1997Album
Flat Pickin' In The KitchenNorman Blake, Tut Taylor1997Album
The Fields of November / Old And NewNorman Blake1992Compil.
Norman Blake & Tony Rice 2Norman Blake & Tony Rice1990Album
Slow Train Through GeorgiaNorman Blake1987Compil.
Takoma-Plus OneNorman Blake1987Compil.
Blake & RiceNorman Blake & Tony Rice1987Album
Lighthouse On The ShoreNorman Blake1985Album
Nashville BluesNorman Blake1984Album
Original Underground Music From The Mysterious SouthNorman Blake And Rising Fawn String Ensemble1982Album
Full Moon On The FarmNorman Blake And Rising Fawn String Ensemble1981Album
The Rising Fawn String EnsembleNorman Blake1979Album
DirectionsNorman Blake1978Album
Blackberry BlossomNorman Blake1977Album
Norman Blake & Red RectorNorman Blake And Red Rector1976Album
Whiskey Before BreakfastNorman Blake1976Album
Live At McCabe'sNorman Blake1976Album
Old And NewNorman Blake1975Album
Norman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / David Holland / Jethro BurnsNorman Blake / Tut Taylor / Sam Bush / Butch Robins / Vassar Clements / Dave Holland / Jethro Burns1975Album
The Fields Of NovemberNorman Blake1974Album
Home In Sulphur SpringsNorman Blake1972Album
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