Grobe Hill Cemetery (Durham, North Carolina)

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Allen, Fulton (Blind Boy Fuller)(b. 10 Jul 1907 - d. 13 Feb 1941)
Age 33 yrs. Noted blues musician, born in Wadesboro, NC. Fulton Allen, who took the stage name 'Blind Boy Fuller,' was one of the most influential bluesmen of the 1930s, even though his musical career lasted from only about 1929 to 1940. He played in what was termed 'East Coast Piedmont Style' of blues. Discovered singing on the streets of Durham NC, his most important years were from 1935, when he was taken to New York City to record, to about 1939, after which time he became ill. His work was still being played regularly by blues performers into the late 1950s.

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