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. Explore releases from blind lemon jefferson at discogs. Topics blind lemon jefferson, matchbox blues, okeh, paramount, blues. Matchbox blues 78rpm version blind lemon jefferson.
September 24, 1893 december 19, 1929 was an american blues singer and guitarist from texas. Publication date 19260101 topics prewar, texas, blues, paramount, blj. 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. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the father of the texas blues. Blind lemon jefferson was to texas blues what charley patton was to mississippi blues. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Jefferson was discovered by a talent scout for paramount records while in dallas and was taken to chicago. Ari eisinger walks you through lemon classics in a, c and e, note for note literally. December 1929 was an influential blues singer and guitarist from texas. 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. Blind lemon jefferson is the featured musician on a state of texas license plate. His musical style was individualistic, and jeffersons singing and self read more.
He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s and has been called the father of the texas blues jeffersons performances were distinctive because of his highpitched voice and the originality of his guitar. The best of blind lemon jefferson blind lemon jefferson country 1959. More popular gp tabs from blind lemon, jefferson rabbit foot blues blind lemon, jefferson one kind favor. Im a king bee from martin scorcese presents the blues 5. In all, blind lemon jefferson recorded almost 100 songs in just a few years, making his mark on not only the bluesmen of the time including leadbelly and lightnin hopkins but also on music fans in the years to come. Match box blues by blind lemon jefferson match box blues lyrics matchbox blues by blind lemon jefferson this song was recorded many times, and has many verses, with many variations on the words in the verses, so depending on which recording you have, the verses will vary. Blind lemon jefferson by blind lemon jefferson on amazon.
Matchbox blues, black horse blues, yo yo blues, bad luck blues and one dime blues. Blind lemon jefferson also appears in this compilation. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. Blind lemon jefferson lemon henry jefferson, coutchman, texas, october 26, 1894. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from blind lemon jefferson at the discogs marketplace. He was of the highest in many regards, being one of the founders of texas blues along with texas alexander, one of the most influential country bluesmen of all time, one of the most popular bluesmen of the 1920s, and the first truly commercially successful male blues. Recorded 3 times by blind lemon with different introductions. 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. Lemon jeffersons idiosyncratic song arrangements are tasty little gems. Improve your playing potential, learn guitar chords. Leadbellys blind lemon blues was in honor of his friend. Blind lemon jefferson the big blues collection by blind.
Shellac 10 blind lemon jefferson black snake moan matchbox blues 1927, shellac discogs. King has always maintained that jefferson was a huge influence on his singing and guitar playing. Blind lemon jefferson matchbox blues 1927 music video. Blues legend blind lemon jefferson has been called the most influential bluesman in the history of blues singers. Lemon jefferson s idiosyncratic song arrangements are tasty little gems. Apr 23, 2012 as i noted elsewhere, this cd probably has the best underlying sound of any blind lemon jefferson cd. 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.
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Blind lemon jefferson september 24, 1893 at some point in middecember, 1929 was a blues singer and guitarist from texas. Jefferson was among the inaugural class of blues musicians. Cleaning by poofy hair productions by blind lemon jefferson. Blind lemon jefferson match box blues okeh 8455b youtube. Blind lemon jefferson music, videos, stats, and photos. 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. His companion for some years was huddie lead belly ledbetter, who told many tales of their travelling times. He was one of the most popular blues singers of the 1920s. The rock and roll hall of fame listed one song by blind lemon jefferson of the 500 songs that shaped rock and roll. Blind lemon jefferson black snake moan matchbox blues.
While his recording career was prolific but shortalmost 100 titles from 192629he became arguably the most popular blues singer in black america. In the decades since, jeffersons songs have been covered by countless musicians. Listen to your favorite songs from blind lemon jefferson the big blues collection by blind lemon jefferson now. He was of the highest in many regards, being one of the founders of texas blues along with texas alexander, one of the most influential country bluesmen of all time, one of the most popular bluesmen of the 1920s, and the first truly commercially successful male blues performer. In all, blind lemon jefferson recorded almost 100 songs in just a few years, making his mark on not only the bluesmen of the time including leadbelly and lightnin hopkins but. 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.
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