Lemon Henry Jefferson

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Lemon Henry Jefferson was an influential early 20th-century American blues singer and guitarist, often called the "Father of the Texas Blues."

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instanceOf blues musician
human
recording artist
singer-songwriter
activeYearsEnd 1929
activeYearsStart 1920
alsoKnownAs Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED
Father of the Texas Blues
associatedAct Lead Belly NERFINISHED
T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Dallas, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
burialPlace Wortham, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath myocardial infarction
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1893-09-24
dateOfDeath 1929-12-19
disability blindness
ethnicity African American
gender male
genre Texas blues
blues
influenced B.B. King NERFINISHED
Lightnin' Hopkins NERFINISHED
Robert Johnson NERFINISHED
T-Bone Walker NERFINISHED
instrument guitar
voice
languageOfPerformance English
movement country blues
name Lemon Henry Jefferson NERFINISHED
nationality American
notableFor being one of the first country bluesmen to record extensively
pioneering Texas blues style
notableWork Black Snake Moan NERFINISHED
Long Lonesome Blues NERFINISHED
Match Box Blues NERFINISHED
See That My Grave Is Kept Clean NERFINISHED
occupation guitarist
singer
songwriter
placeOfBirth Coutchman, Texas, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States
recordLabel Okeh Records NERFINISHED
Paramount Records NERFINISHED
styleCharacteristic complex guitar accompaniment
freely structured blues forms
high-pitched voice

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Blind Lemon Jefferson birthName Lemon Henry Jefferson