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A blind nation minstrel content to execute on radio broadcasts instead of record his materials, Pete Cassell impressed many listeners along with his near-perfect pitch and self-taught musicianship. Blessed in Georgia on August 27, 1917, Cassell was blinded in his infancy, and received his education at particular academic institutions in …

b. Peter Webster Cassell, 27 August 1917, Cobb Region, Georgia, USA, d. 29 July 1954, Essential Western, Florida, USA. After dropping his view while still a little kid, Cassell undertook education at colleges for the blind, ultimately turning to legislation. He had in the mean time learned to try out …