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Theodore Roosevelt Darby, better known as Blind Teddy Darby (March 2, 1906 – December 1975), was an American blues singer and guitarist. Darby was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis with his family when he was a child. His mother taught him to play the guitar. He served some time for selling moonshine. In 1926, he lost his eyesight because of glaucoma. In the late 1930s, he gave up the blues and became an ordained deacon.

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  • تيدي داربي (بالإنجليزية: Teddy Darby)‏ هو كاتب أغاني وعازف قيثارة وموسيقي ومغني أمريكي، ولد في 2 مارس 1906 في هندرسون في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 1 ديسمبر 1975. (ar)
  • Blind Teddy Darby (eigentlich Theodore Roosevelt Darby; * 2. März 1906 in Henderson, Kentucky; † Dezember 1975) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist und -Sänger. Als Kind kam Darby nach St. Louis, Missouri. Seine Mutter brachte ihm das Gitarrespielen bei. Er wuchs in einem rauen Umfeld auf und verbrachte einige Zeit in Erziehungsheimen, weil er z. B. „Mondschein“ (illegal gebrannter Schnaps: „moonshine“) verkaufte. Im Alter von 20 Jahren erblindete Darby an grünem Star und begann sich als Musiker durchzuschlagen, vor allem in East St. Louis, Illinois, oft begleitet von seinem Vetter Tom Webb (Piano). Er beschrieb sein hartes Leben in Stücken wie Lawdy Lawdy Worried Blues, She Thinks She’s Slick, Bought a Bottle of Gin und Bootleggin' Ain’t Good No More. Bisweilen begleitete Darby Peetie Wheatstraw bei seinen Auftritten. Zwischen 1929 und 1937 machte er als „Blind Teddy Darby“, „Blind Darby“, „Blind Blues Darby“ und „Blind Squire Turner“ Aufnahmen für die Plattenlabels Paramount, Victor, Bluebird, Vocalion und Decca. 1960 wurde er „wiederentdeckt“ und von Pete Welding von Testament Records aufgenommen – diese Aufnahmen wurden jedoch nie veröffentlicht. Darbys Song Built Right On The Ground wurde seit 1970 als I Never Cried mehrfach neu eingespielt, u. a. von John Miller (der als Erster den Titel änderte), , und . (de)
  • Theodore Roosevelt Darby, better known as Blind Teddy Darby (March 2, 1906 – December 1975), was an American blues singer and guitarist. Darby was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis with his family when he was a child. His mother taught him to play the guitar. He served some time for selling moonshine. In 1926, he lost his eyesight because of glaucoma. He recorded from 1929 until 1937, under the names Blind Teddy Darby, Blind Darby, Blind Blues Darby and Blind Squire Turner for Paramount, Victor, Bluebird, Vocalion and Decca. In 1960 he was "rediscovered" and recorded by Pete Welding of Testament Records, but the recordings from this session were never released. Darby was a friend of the blues musician Peetie Wheatstraw. On December 21, 1941, Wheatstraw's 39th birthday, Darby was invited to go for a drive with Wheatstraw and two others, but Darby's wife objected, and he declined the invitation. Wheatstraw and his two companions were killed when their car struck a standing freight train. 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 John Miller (who first changed the title), Roy Book Binder, Howard Bursen, and Phil Heywood. (en)
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  • December 1975 (en)
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  • تيدي داربي (بالإنجليزية: Teddy Darby)‏ هو كاتب أغاني وعازف قيثارة وموسيقي ومغني أمريكي، ولد في 2 مارس 1906 في هندرسون في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 1 ديسمبر 1975. (ar)
  • Blind Teddy Darby (eigentlich Theodore Roosevelt Darby; * 2. März 1906 in Henderson, Kentucky; † Dezember 1975) war ein US-amerikanischer Blues-Gitarrist und -Sänger. Als Kind kam Darby nach St. Louis, Missouri. Seine Mutter brachte ihm das Gitarrespielen bei. Er wuchs in einem rauen Umfeld auf und verbrachte einige Zeit in Erziehungsheimen, weil er z. B. „Mondschein“ (illegal gebrannter Schnaps: „moonshine“) verkaufte. Darbys Song Built Right On The Ground wurde seit 1970 als I Never Cried mehrfach neu eingespielt, u. a. von John Miller (der als Erster den Titel änderte), , und . (de)
  • Theodore Roosevelt Darby, better known as Blind Teddy Darby (March 2, 1906 – December 1975), was an American blues singer and guitarist. Darby was born in Henderson, Kentucky. He moved to St. Louis with his family when he was a child. His mother taught him to play the guitar. He served some time for selling moonshine. In 1926, he lost his eyesight because of glaucoma. In the late 1930s, he gave up the blues and became an ordained deacon. (en)
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