Long Lonesome Blues
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"Long Lonesome Blues" is an influential early country blues song by Blind Lemon Jefferson, noted for its expressive vocals and guitar work that helped shape the Texas blues style.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Texas blues song
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country blues song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| artist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early recorded blues ⓘ |
| composer | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| era | early country blues era ⓘ |
| genre |
Texas blues
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country blues ⓘ |
| guitarist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
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voice ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
distinctive guitar work
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expressive vocals ⓘ solo voice and guitar performance ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
blues vocal melisma
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call-and-response between voice and guitar ⓘ free, flexible rhythm ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of country blues guitar style
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later Texas blues musicians ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | Texas blues style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping shape the Texas blues style
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influential early country blues recording ⓘ |
| performer | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingArtist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Blind Lemon Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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