Blind Lemon Jefferson Biography

Blind Lemon Jefferson biography

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NAME: Blind Lemon Jefferson
OCCUPATION: Guitarist, Singer
BIRTH DATE: September 24, 1893
DEATH DATE: December 19, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH: Couchman, Texas
PLACE OF DEATH: Chicago, Illinois

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Blind Lemon Jefferson was best known for his singing and song writing as a blues guitarist.

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Blind Lemon Jefferson was born September 24, 1893 in Couchman, Texas to sharecroppers. Early on he became an itinerant singer of the blues throughout the South, eventually making his way to Chicago. He would become popular on the Paramount record label in the late 1920's, acquiring disciples like Leadbelly.