Ralph McTell
Sign in to saveEnglish singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Alphabet Zoo Songbook
- Spiral staircase
- Angel laughter
- Summer Lightning
- Streets of London
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- Listeners
- 153,047
- Total plays
- 1,077,503
Tags
folksinger-songwriterbritishacousticoldies
Ralph McTell is an English singer/songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk scene since the 1960s. Ralph McTell is probably best known for the song Streets of London which has been covered by over a hundred artists around the world. From Clare to Here has proved almost as popular, during a long and continuing recording and performing career. McTell's guitar style has been influenced by many of the USA's country blues 'Piedmont- style' guitar players
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ralph
- Family name
- May
- Named after
- Blind Willie McTell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Farnborough
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- folk music
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Transatlantic Records
- Official website
- www.ralphmctell.co.uk
- Image
- Ralph McTell.jpg
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- pseudonym
- Ralph McTell
- date of birth
- 1944-12-03
- Commons category
- Ralph McTell
- start of work period
- 1965-00-00
- birth name
- Ralph May
- copyright representative
- PRS for Music
- name in native language
- Ralph McTell
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