In 1893, blind lemon jefferson was born near galveston texas, and although he made his home and his reputation in dallas, he roamed far and wide around the south and the midwest as a wandering songster. How far to the river, mama, walk down by the sea how far to the river, walk down by the sea i got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me standing here wonderin will a. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s, and has. Cleaning by poofy hair productions by blind lemon jefferson. Im a king bee from martin scorcese presents the blues 5. Match box blues blind lemon jefferson 1927 rock n roll. Blind lemon jefferson by blind lemon jefferson on amazon. Blind lemon jefferson blind lemon jefferson lemon henry jefferson.
Leadbellys blind lemon blues was in honor of his friend. Blind lemon jefferson lemon henry jefferson, coutchman, texas, october 26, 1894. Born in couchman, tx, in 1897, he was one of seven children. Improve your playing potential, learn guitar chords. Blind lemon jefferson september 24, 1893 at some point in middecember, 1929 was a blues singer and guitarist from texas.
Matchbox blues blind lemon, jefferson guitar pro tabs. December 1929 was an influential blues singer and guitarist from texas. As i noted elsewhere, this cd probably has the best underlying sound of any blind lemon jefferson cd. Blind lemon jefferson is the featured musician on a state of texas license plate. Jefferson was discovered by a talent scout for paramount records while in dallas and was taken to chicago. Blind lemon jefferson blind lemon jefferson discogs. Matchbox blues by blind lemon jefferson on amazon music. Check out blind lemon jefferson by blind lemon jefferson on amazon music.
Matchbox blues by blind lemon jefferson main version how far to the river, mama, walk down by the sea how far to the river, walk down by the sea i got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me standing here wonderin will a matchbox hold my clothes ise sittin here wonderin. While his recording career was prolific but shortalmost 100 titles from 192629he became arguably the most popular blues singer in black america. Lemon henry blind lemon jefferson september 24, 1893 december 19, 1929 was an american blues and gospel singersongwriter and musician. Listen to your favorite songs from blind lemon jefferson the big blues collection by blind lemon jefferson now. Ari eisinger walks you through lemon classics in a, c and e, note for note literally. Apr 23, 2012 as i noted elsewhere, this cd probably has the best underlying sound of any blind lemon jefferson cd. Change my luck blues, prison cell blues, piney woods money mama, low down mojo blues, long lastin lovin, blind lemons penitentiary blues, lock step blues, hangmans blues. He made seventynine records for paramount in the 1920s, each estimated to have sold 100,000 copies.
Topics blind lemon jefferson, matchbox blues, okeh, paramount, blues. Whereas many blind lemon jefferson cds merely use the 78 transfers from previous cd issues the document records recordings seem to be recycled a lot these transfers supposedly were made from different, more. His musical style was individualistic, and jeffersons singing and self read more. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the father of the texas blues. Shellac 10 blind lemon jefferson black snake moan matchbox blues 1927, shellac discogs. Jul 26, 2017 matchbox blues by blind lemon jefferson main version how far to the river, mama, walk down by the sea how far to the river, walk down by the sea i got those tadpoles and minnows all in over me standing here wonderin will a matchbox hold my clothes ise sittin here wonderin will a matchbox hold my clothes i aint got so many matches but i got. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s, and has been titled father of the texas blues. Matchbox blues by blind lemon jefferson this song was recorded many times, and has many verses, with many variations on. Download more guitar pro song files from our huge database of 50.
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