Theodore Roosevelt Darby, better known as Blind Teddy Darby (born March 2,
1902 in Henderson, Kentucky; date of death unknown) was an American blues
singer and guitarist. Darby moved to St. Louis with his family when he was a
child. His mother taught him to play guitar. He served some time for selling
moonshine, and in 1926 he lost his eyesight because of glaucoma. He recorded
from 1929 until 1937 under the names of "Blind Teddy Darby",
"Blind Darby", "Blind Blues Darby" and "Blind Squire
Turner" for the Paramount, Victor, Bluebird, Vocalion and Decca labels.
In 1960 he was "rediscovered" and recorded by Pete Welding of
Testament Records, yet the recordings from this session were never released.
In the late 1930s he gave up the blues and became an ordained deacon. His song
Built Right On The Ground has been covered (under the title of I
Never Cried), from the 1970s onwards, by quite a few other musicians,
amongst them John Miller (who first changed the title), Roy Book Binder,
Howard Bursen, and Phil Heywood.
(quoted from wikipedia.org)
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Biographical Information on Teddy Darby
Teddy Darby biography at wikipedia.org.
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Article at bluesworld.com.
Teddy Darby Lyrics
Lyrics of numerous Teddy Darby songs.
Teddy Darby Discographies
Teddy Darby discography at wirz.de.
Teddy Darby Audio Files
Blind Squire Turner - She Thinks She's Slick. MP3 file, runtime 02:51.
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