Blind Lemon Jefferson Grave
Blind lemon jefferson this article has been published in part in buddy magazine and southwest blues magazine in 1997 updated 12 30 2018.
Blind lemon jefferson grave. Blind lemon jefferson died in chicago in december 1929. Backed by a tight rhythm on his guitar jefferson weaves biblical. Lemon s grave was left unmarked for decades until in 1967 a historical marker was erected.
To upload a spreadsheet please use the old site. Texas blues man blind lemon jefferson was one of the most significant recording artists of this century. Maintained by find a grave.
Accessed memorial page for lemon jefferson 24 sep 1893 19 dec 1929 find a grave memorial no. Son house used the melody on his 1930 recording of mississippi county farm blues. The video came to us this way and we decided we d rather have the music up for enjoym.
No marker was placed on his grave but some members of the jefferson family later received markers in the 1950s. Lemon was known to have traveled a time with lightnin hopkins during hopkins early years as a musician. Lightnin acted as something of a guide as jefferson was blind from birth.
One of lemon s best known songs see that my is grave kept clean is an amazing and a great look into the thought of dying. Lemon henry blind lemon jefferson september 24 1893 december 19 1929 was an american blues and gospel singer songwriter and musician. A grave marker for blind lemon jefferson by don o.
He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the father of the texas blues. Spreadsheet upload disabled. This is blind blake in the photo not blind lemon jefferson.
The spreadsheet upload feature is disabled during this preview version of find a grave. Jefferson s performances were distinctive because of his high pitched voice and the originality of his guitar playing.
