I heard no colour line in the music... to bring recognition to the Negro's supremacy in jazz was the most effective and constructive form of social protest I could think of - John Hammond Sr., in his 1977 memoir John Hammond on Record
Decades ago, a fellow blues lover sent me a copy of Fulton Allen?s welfare records and other official paperwork from the 1930s and very early 1940s. I?ve just posted an 8000-word chronological account of the life of Fulton Allen, a.k.a. Blind Boy Fuller, that covers all of his sessions. This account also quotes extensively from the documents written by government officials, student social workers, physicians, etc. They reveal a life fraught with poverty, ill health, and unhappiness with management and, to a lesser extent, record companies. If you?re interested, here?s a link: http://jasobrecht.com/blind-boy-fuller-life-recording-sessions-welfare-records/
better check the volume 2 out looks like i have'nt read my redlick catalogue closely enough. better order a bit after christmas though or the missus will be on my case!