Ralph McTell
Ralph McTell, august 2003
Information
Født	Ralph May 3. december 1944, Farnborough, Kent Farnborough, Storbritannien
Genre	Folkemusik, countryblues
Beskæftigelse	sanger, sangskriver, pladeproducer, forfatter, radiovært, poet
Aktive år	1965-nu
Pladeselskab	Transatlantic, Famous, Warner Bros., Mays, Castle, Leola
Associeret med	The GP's, Fairport Convention, Billy Connolly
Instrumenter
guitar vokal klaver

Ralph McTell (født Ralph May i Farnborough, Kent, Storbritannien, 3. december 1944) er en engelsk singer-songwriter og akustisk guitarist, der har været en indflydelsesrig personlighed på den engelske folkemusikscene siden 1960'erne.^[1]

Han er mest kendt for sangen "Streets of London" fra 1968, som mere end 200 kunstnere har lavet cover-versioner af verden over.^[2]

Hans guitarspil er inspireret af amerikanske countryblues-guitarister fra det tidlige 20. århundrede, der iblandt Blind Blake, Robert Johnson og Blind Willie McTell. Denne indflydelse fik en ven til at foreslå at Ralph skulle skifte sit scenenavn til McTell, da hans karriere for alvor begyndte at tage fart.

Diskografi

• 1968 Eight Frames a Second
• 1969 Spiral Staircase
• 1969 My Side of Your Window
• 1970 Revisited
• 1971 You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here
• 1972 Not Till Tomorrow
• 1974 Easy
• 1975 Streets...
• 1976 Right Side Up
• 1977 Ralph, Albert & Sydney
• 1979 Slide Away the Screen
• 1982 Water Of Dreams
• 1983 Songs From Alphabet Zoo
• 1983 Best of Alphabet Zoo
• 1985 At the End of a Perfect Day
• 1986 The Best of – Tickle on the Tum
• 1986 Bridge of Sighs
• 1988 The Very Best of Ralph McTell
• 1988 Blue Skies Black Heroes
• 1989 A Collection of His Love Songs
• 1990 Stealin' Back
• 1992 Silver Celebration
• 1992 The Boy with a Note
• 1995 Sand in Your Shoes
• 1996 Songs for Six Strings Vol II
• 1999 Travelling Man
• 2000 Red Sky
• 2002 National Treasure
• 2006 Gates of Eden
• 2006 The Journey – Recordings 1965-2006
• 2007 As Far As I Can Tell
• 2007 The Definitive Collection
• 2009 Streets of London and Other Story Songs
• 2010 Affairs of the Heart
• 2010 Somewhere Down the Road
• 2011 Don't Think Twice It's Alright
• 2011 Songs For Six Strings (1st – E)
• 2012 Songs For Six Strings (2nd – B)
• 2010 Sofa Noodling

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger

• Wikimedia Commons har flere filer relateret til Ralph McTell
• ralphmctell.co.uk