tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post7984867696951593891..comments2023-10-23T12:05:31.231-04:00Comments on BSU Music Collection Blog: Disability Awareness MonthAmy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-78007118120627032952012-08-29T15:45:14.509-04:002012-08-29T15:45:14.509-04:00For the library staff. I have a new site that migh...For the library staff. I have a new site that might be of interest, "Top 40 Blind and Visually Impaired American Musicians".<br /><br /> http://blindamericanmusicians.blogspot.com/ <br /><br />I hope it can be of some use.Robert Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952875032135298059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-52100382040974061032012-01-25T09:49:06.312-05:002012-01-25T09:49:06.312-05:00Thank you for the information Robert.Thank you for the information Robert.Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-26807686477451439272012-01-25T09:45:50.430-05:002012-01-25T09:45:50.430-05:00This is meant for the library staff. Additional i...This is meant for the library staff. Additional information about musicians with disabilities may be found on my site,"Musicians with Disabilities Top 25 Americans". The best way to access this site is to visit "Blind Sight 100 Most Important American Songs" and look at the side bar and then click on "Musicians with Disabilities Top 25 Americans". There are some interesting surprises.Robert Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952875032135298059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-39314692453065664372012-01-22T12:56:16.608-05:002012-01-22T12:56:16.608-05:00Perhaps you forgot to mention Jose Feliciano, Ronn...Perhaps you forgot to mention Jose Feliciano, Ronnie Milsap and the legally blind Filipino/American rapper for the Black Eyed Peas, apl.de.ap (Alan Pineda Lindo Jr.) Perhaps you left him out because he is not totally blind. I submit being legally blind is itself a problematic disability because the person is't quite sighted nor are they completely blind. It is a problem because they don't fit into ether world. From education to jobs and to socialization people don't know what to do about them and as a consequence adjusting to the world around them can and is often very difficult.Robert Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01952875032135298059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-63921619070770529652011-03-18T09:20:33.988-04:002011-03-18T09:20:33.988-04:00Thanks Michael!
I left out a few other blind musi...Thanks Michael!<br /><br />I left out a few other blind musicians, too, like the Blind Boys of Alabama and Clarence Carter. There have been so many!<br /><br />Then there's <a href="http://www.defleppard.com/band/rick.asp" rel="nofollow">Rick Allen</a> of Def Leppard, who learned to play the drums with one hand after losing an arm in a car crash. He uses an adaptive drumset and sets an example for injured veterans with his <a href="http://ravendrumfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">Raven Drum Foundation.</a>Amy Edmonds, BSU Music Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291424107251473986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3300496983872195114.post-33734976303074607062011-03-17T17:26:13.410-04:002011-03-17T17:26:13.410-04:00Very interesting! Blind Willie Johnson and Blind ...Very interesting! Blind Willie Johnson and Blind Lemon Jefferson are excellent musicians. Huge influence on 60's and 70's rock, including the Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Captain Beefheart, and the like. Definitely worth checking out. Blind Gary Davis (aka Reverend Gary Davis) is also quite good!Michael Szajewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06967799554556755351noreply@blogger.com