Blind Alfred Reed has been played on NTS in shows including Death Is Not The End, featured first on 17 December 2016. Songs played include How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live and There'll Be No Distinction There.

Blind Alfred Reed (Floyd, Virginia, June 15, 1880 - Elgood, West Virginia, January 17, 1956) was an American folk and country musician. He was one of the artists who recorded at the Bristol Sessions in 1927, alongside more famous names such as Jimmie Rodgers and The Carter Family. He played the fiddle and his son, Arville, played the guitar.

Reed was born blind. He…