Blind Alfred Reed

About the artist

Blind Alfred Reed (Floyd, Virginia, June 15, 1880 - Elgood, West Virginia, January 17, 1956) was an American folk and country musician. He was one of the artists who recorded at the Bristol Sessions in 1927, alongside more famous names such as Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. He played the fiddle and his son, Arville, played the guitar. Reed was born blind. He was raised in a very conservative family and acquired a violin at a young age. He began performing at county fairs, in country schoolhouses, for political rallies, and in churches.

Top songs

  1. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live
  2. Fate of Chris Lively And Wife
  3. I Mean To Live For Jesus
  4. Explosion in the Fairmount Mine
  5. Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls
  6. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?
  7. The Wreck Of The Virginian
  8. You Must Unload
  9. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times
  10. Walking In The Way With Jesus
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  1. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times and Live?
  2. Beware
  3. Always Lift Him Up And Never Knock Him Down
  4. There'll Be No Distinction There
  5. Explosion In The Fairmount Mines
  6. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times And Live
  7. Explosion in the Fairmont Mines
  8. Black And Blue Blues
  9. You'll Miss Me
  10. The Prayer Of The Drunkard's Little Girl
  11. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair Girls - No. 2
  12. We've Got To Have 'Em, That's All
  13. Money Cravin' Blues
  14. The Old-Fashioned Cottage
  15. Woman's Been After You Ever Since
  16. The Telephone Girl
  17. The Wreck Of The Virginian (Take 2)
  18. Woman's Been After Man Ever Since
  19. The Wreck of the Old Virginian
  20. Money Cravin' Folks
  21. Explosion
  22. Walking In The Way With Jesus (Take 2)
  23. Walking In The Way With Jesus (Take 1)
  24. The Wreck Of The Virginian (Take 1)
  25. Tiger Rag
  26. The Old Fashioned Cottage
  27. The Prayer of the Drunkard’s Little Girl
  28. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls
  29. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such
  30. Woman’s Been After Man Ever Since
  31. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls — No. 2
  32. Money Cravin' Fool
  33. Money Cravin’ Folks
  34. The Fate Of Chris Lively And Wife
  35. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Li
  36. There'Ll Be No Distinciton There
  37. We've Got To Have 'Em That's All
  38. We’ve Got to Have ’Em, That’s All
  39. I Mean To Live For Jesus (1927)
  40. I Mean to Live for Jesus - 27
  41. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair, Girls - No. 2
  42. There’ll Be No Distinction There
  43. The Prayer of the Drunkards Little Child
  44. The Telephone Girl - Blind Alfred Reed with Arville Reed
  45. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair Girls-No. 2
  46. Wreck Of The Virginian
  47. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times & Live
  48. I Meant To Live For Jesus
  49. How Poor Man Stand Hard Times & Live?
  50. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair Girls, No. 2
  51. The Wreck of the Virginia
  52. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair Girls
  53. Old Fashioned Cottage
  54. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times And Live-
  55. Eware
  56. Reed, Blind Alfred / There'll Be No Diostinction There
  57. Money Cravin Folks
  58. HOW CAN A POOR MAN STAND SUCH TIMES?
  59. Why Do You Bob Your Hair, Girls?
  60. There'll Be No Diostinction There
  61. Explosion In The Fairmount Min
  62. Money Craving Folks
  63. Sweet Bird
  64. I'm Goin' To Walk The Streets Of Glory
  65. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls, No. 2
  66. How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live (1929)
  67. The Telephone Firl
  68. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls?
  69. How can a man stand such hard
  70. Fate of Chris Lively And Wife - Blind Alfred Reed
  71. The Wreck Of The Virginian [Take 2]
  72. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair Girls? #2
  73. Explosion In The Fairmont Mine
  74. 04 - Blind Alfred Reed - How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times And Live?
  75. The Telephone Girld
  76. The Wreck Of The Virginian [Take 1]
  77. Walking In The Way With Jesus [Take 1]
  78. How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Hard Times and Live!
  79. Why Don't You Bob Your Hair Girls No. 2
  80. Blind Alfred Reed - Fate Of Chris Lively And Wife
  81. why don't you bob your hair girls no 2
  82. You Must Unload (1927)
  83. The Prayer Of The Drunkard'S L
  84. We'Ve Got To Have 'Em That'S A
  85. The Wreck of the Virginian (Train No. 3)
  86. Why Do You Bob Your Hair Girls-No. 2
  87. We've Got To Have Them All, That's All
  88. There Will be No Distinction There
  89. There'll Be No Distinction Here
  90. how can a poor man stand such times as these

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