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Norman Blake

real name Norman Lee Blake

Norman Blake is credited on 1,003 releases across 208 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,003

Credits

208

Albums

8

Decades active

876

In collections

Biography

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American folk artist and bluegrass guitarist, born March 10, 1938, in Chattanooga, Tennessee (opens in a new tab). Husband of artist Nancy Blake (opens in a new tab). Aside from his solo career and his work with Nancy Blake and The Rising String Fawn Ensemble, he has worked with such luminaries as John Hartford (opens in a new tab), Tony Rice (opens in a new tab), Johnny Cash (opens in a new tab), Bob Dylan (opens in a new tab), Steve Earle (opens in a new tab), Kris Kristofferson (opens in a new tab), Ralph Stanley (opens in a new tab), Joan Baez (opens in a new tab), and Robert Plant (opens in a new tab)-Alison Krauss (opens in a new tab). Appears on the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (opens in a new tab) album Will the Circle Be Unbroken (opens in a new tab) and the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? (opens in a new tab)

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Credited work

1,003 releases · 208 albums · active 1958–2026

  • Performance · 2,064
  • Other credits · 410
  • Production · 12

Studios: Glaser Sound Studios, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee · Electric Lady Studios · San Quentin Prison · Quadrafonic Sound Studios

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