Match Box Blues
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"Match Box Blues" is a classic early country blues song by Blind Lemon Jefferson, renowned for its expressive vocals, intricate guitar work, and lasting influence on later blues and rock musicians.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
country blues song
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song ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | early country blues ⓘ |
| composer | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
Texas blues
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country blues ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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voice ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
considered a classic of early country blues
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widely covered and adapted by later artists ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
expressive vocals
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intricate guitar work ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | I’m sittin’ here wonderin’, will a matchbox hold my clothes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
poverty
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restlessness ⓘ romantic trouble ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| influenced |
later blues musicians
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later rock musicians ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
blues
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rock music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalArtist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Paramount Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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