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| − | '''Blind Lemon Jefferson''', also known as '''Blind Lemon Pye''' (or in early life just '''Lemon Jefferson'''), was a [[blind]] [[black]] [[musician]] of the early 20s. He achieved big musical success with records like "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" and "Cleaning Windows." The former song contains the lyrics: | + | '''Blind Lemon Jefferson''', (Born: Coutchman, [[Texas]], in July 1897)<ref>http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/JJ/fje1.html</ref> also known as '''Blind Lemon Pye''' (or in early life just '''Lemon Jefferson'''), was a [[blind]] [[black]] [[musician]] of the early 20s. He achieved big musical success with records like "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" and "Cleaning Windows." The former song contains the lyrics: |
:Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold, | :Well, my heart stopped beating and my hands turned cold, | ||
| − | :Now [[Biblical inerrancy|I believe]] what the [[Bible]] told. | + | :Now [[Biblical inerrancy|I believe]] what the [[Bible]] told.<ref>http://www.bobdylanroots.com/see.html Lyrics for "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"</ref> |
| − | Blind Melon Jefferson died in 1929, | + | Blind Melon Jefferson died in 1929, at age 32, far too soon for such a great musician. |
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[[Category:Songwriters]] | [[Category:Songwriters]] | ||
[[Category:Blind black musicians]] | [[Category:Blind black musicians]] | ||
Revision as of 04:16, July 25, 2007
Blind Lemon Jefferson, (Born: Coutchman, Texas, in July 1897)[1] also known as Blind Lemon Pye (or in early life just Lemon Jefferson), was a blind black musician of the early 20s. He achieved big musical success with records like "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" and "Cleaning Windows." The former song contains the lyrics:
Blind Melon Jefferson died in 1929, at age 32, far too soon for such a great musician.
References
- ↑ http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/JJ/fje1.html
- ↑ http://www.bobdylanroots.com/see.html Lyrics for "See That My Grave is Kept Clean"