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Blind Lemon Jefferson

ブラインド・レモン・ジェファーソン　/　ぶらいんど・れもん・じぇふぁーそん

American blues musician

September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929　・　Texas, United States

From Texas
Guitarist
Singer-songwriter
Street performer

My Take

Jefferson is one of those foundational artists you owe a debt to whether you know it or not. His high, keening voice and that intricate, almost unaccompanied fingerpicking sounded nothing like the lockstep twelve-bar template, he played around the beat, stretched bars, and let the guitar answer his own lines. He was a commercial star at a time when few Black blues artists got recorded at all, and 'See That My Grave Is Kept Clean' alone seeded countless covers. He died young and somewhat mysteriously in Chicago, but the recordings are eternal. Pure, raw, essential Texas blues.

Overview

Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893-1929) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter, widely regarded as one of the most influential figures of early country blues. Blind from a young age, he became one of the first commercially successful male blues recording artists of the 1920s. His recordings, including 'Matchbox Blues' and 'See That My Grave Is Kept Clean,' shaped generations of later musicians.

1. Profile

Name (English): Blind Lemon Jefferson
Name (Japanese): ブラインド・レモン・ジェファーソン
Reading: ぶらいんど・れもん・じぇふぁーそん
Born: September 24, 1893 – December 19, 1929
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Libra / Snake
Origin: Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: Guitarist / Singer-songwriter / Street performer / Singer / Recording artist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%96%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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