found: Stambler, I. Folk and blues, c2001(Fuller, Blind Boy; b. Fulton Allen, July 10, 1907, Wadesboro, N.C.; d. Feb. 13, 1941, Durham, N.C.; singer, guitarist, songwriter)
found: African American National Biography, accessed January 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Fuller, Blind Boy; blues musician/ singer, guitarist; born 10 July 1907; by 1928 he was totally blind and turned to music to make a living; recorded ten solo sides, including classic Piedmont dance piece, Truckin' My Blues Away (1936); recorded version of the traditional Piedmont blues Mamie, called Boots and Shoes, a reprise of Amon Easton's hit Meet Me in the Bottom (1937); recorded more serious music, such as Lost Lover Blues, Mamie, and Big House Bound; set up many ARC sessions, producing with, among others, Sonny Terry, a well known harmonica player; collaborated with Terry and Bull City Red, and guitarist Brownie McGhee; one of the most influential blues artists, recording 135 titles in six years, portraying several styles, including bottleneck, ragtime, dance tunes, and deep blues; died 13 February 1941 in Durham, North Carolina, United States)